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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Nice example of takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome #Clinical ... #A4c #Ultrasound
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
Another Takotsubo ... @MedCrisis #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... cardiomyopathy (takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy #RightSided #BrokenHeart ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #POCUS
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
chest pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... 2017-02-01p2-3/ #Clinical ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... #tamponade #MyocardialInfarction ... #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c ... #clinical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
(A4c) Hypotensive ... On A4C, you can ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #a4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Abnormality on POCUS ... LAD infarct vs Takotsubo ... Abnormality #WMA #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... biventricular wall ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology #A4C
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

I would suggest doing cardiac POCUS on all
Pericardial Effusion ... suggest doing cardiac ... POCUS on all unexplained ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #A4C #clinical
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... see this after cardiac ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap