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PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
case with systolic ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... - Systolic Heart ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Preserved Diastolic/Systolic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Tamponade - Pericardial ... Ventricular Collapse - Systolic ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential ... Carcinoid #Systolic ... #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
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Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... pulmonary HTN, systemic ... HTN, aortic dissection ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Echocardiogram ... RJonesSonoEM #Systolic ... Motion #LVOTO #SAM #HOCM ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
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Severe Aortic Stenosis on POCUS

Calcified Aortic valve leaflets with minimal opening. LVH likely secondary to AS
on POCUS Calcified ... well preserved systolic ... #Stenosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
• Malignancy (e.g ... infarction • Aortic ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... HHT • Primary systemic ... #Diagnosis #cardiology