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Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
easy case for POCUS ... catheter, as we were getting ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Echocardiogram A 55-year-old ... expiration not meeting ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... IPVDs Diagnostic Testing ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... one post op Cardiology ... surgery Stress Testing ... medical and surgical management
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
with Eisenmenger syndrome ... have the best prognosis ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... the ED to help focus ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Fibrillation - Testing ... serum creatinine, test ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) 48 year old woman ... then the next tests ... are not POCUS: ... #clinical #cardiology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Large vessels (aorta ... Eyes • Inner ear ... like "cauliflower ear ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management