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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... pain ECG: non ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... of dyspnea and chest ... paradoxus - ECG ... Pericardial #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... year old, severe chest ... close relative, ECG ... Focal #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Angiogram #clinical #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... causing acute distress ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... 's female with chest ... Triage EKG (no prior ... See thread for POCUS ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy ... factors + oxidative stress ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Inferior Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram

Older male with chest pain, diaphoresis. ECG with concerning
Abnormalities on POCUS ... Older male with chest ... ECG with concerning ... #Abnormality #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology