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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
POCUS Cardiology ... • Parasternal Long ... Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... ) • Apical 2 Chamber ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Cardiac Views and ... Inferior Vena Cava ... (SC) Long Axis ... Level • Apical 2- ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... clear lungs. ... inferior vena cava ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
QRS in 10s - 2 ... <300-360 ms: ↑ca ... - Long QT: "antis ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... Lytes including Ca ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... hypertension Rx 2 ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Second degree AV Block 2:1
 • During sinus rhythm, 2 to 1 AV block manifest as
1 • During sinus ... • A long strip ... Second #degree #2nd ... #diagnosis #ekg ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Gastric & Ovarian CA ... • Nonbacterial thrombotic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
VSD on Newborn POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Term newborn presents with irritability and increased work of breathing. Bedside
VSD on Newborn POCUS ... copious B lines on lung ... for diuresis, cardiology ... echo showed 2 VSDs ... septal #defect #POCUS
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
greater than 0.20 sec ... Advanced AV Block • During ... sinus rhythm, when 2 ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis