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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Effusion - Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... - Systolic Heart ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
with systolic anterior ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... Non-ischemic EKG ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
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
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... EKG: afib, twi I ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #PLAX
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
on POCUS 78 ... of chest pain ECG ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential ... #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
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
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Preserved Diastolic/Systolic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views