11 results
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM #HOCM ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical
Anterior Akinesia on POCUS Echocardiogram

Wide complex rhythm seen on monitor. Pulses present. While getting 12 lead
Anterior Akinesia ... Diagnosis? ... Note akinesia of ... Hypokinesis #RWMA #PLAX ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Cardiac Sarcoidosis on Echocardiogram

Spot diagnosis for the fellows. Thinned, dyskinetic basal septum in patient who presents
Cardiac Sarcoidosis ... Echocardiogram Spot diagnosis ... #pocus #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Echocardiogram Huge cardiac ... masses...initially diagnosed ... just beneath the aortic ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in diagnosing cardiac ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
What are the next POCUS ... Check for akinetic ... attached to an akinetic ... tests are not POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Fibrillation on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Note akinesia of ... Fibrillation #VFib #PSAX ... #ultrasound #Cardiology