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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
on POCUS 78 ... chest leads Cardiac ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... (EI) = D2/D1 RV ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
@SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion ... #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... you might think "RV ... effusion crushing the RV ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Echocardiogram ... ) A4c view; RV ... Diagnosis concerning ... A4C #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
Echocardiogram ... out this apical cardiac ... UAB Emergency Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Sarcoidosis on Echocardiogram

Spot diagnosis for the fellows. Thinned, dyskinetic basal septum in patient who presents
Cardiac Sarcoidosis ... Spot diagnosis ... #pocus #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... you might think "RV ... effusion crushing the RV ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
, LV thrombus, RV ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... right side as the RV ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment