11 results
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... Admit ==> Positive stress ... #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
+ respiratory distress ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #a4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
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
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
+ respiratory distress ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #ultrasound #Pericardial ... #Effusion #Trauma
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis concerning ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Which diagnosis ... , no signs of tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pericardial ... #effusion #plax
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
in diagnosing cardiac ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
velocity (≥ 16 cm ... Significance: indicates malignant ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis