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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Inferior Vena Cava ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
“D Sign” EI > 1 ... - POCUS 101 @Pocus101 ... #DSign #Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
P • ↑ Ca - short ... see below) • ↓ Ca ... withlK Brugada 1 ... EKG #Checklist #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... aortic valve area (AVA ... velocity >4.0 m/s (1) ... mmHg (2) (Table 1) ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
, follow ACC algorithm ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
/e’ < 8 Grade 1 ... “Push” from LA during ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... echocardiogram #grades #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... and Hypotension 1. ... Parasternal Long ... Inferior Vena Cava ... #Protocol #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation: 1. ... mmol/L Step 1 ... acetaminophen dosing ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... or restrictive lung
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
x 10 Rhythm (1) ... <300-360 ms: ↑ca ... - Long QT: "antis ... Approach #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology