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D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
(EI) = D2/D1 RV ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... DSign #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... (or sometimes RV ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Right Ventricular Size and Measurements on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Proximal Outflow Tract (PLAX View) >30 mm
Measurements on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... outflow tract (PSAX ... outflow tract (PSAX ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Pacemaker Wire RV Perforation on POCUS Echocardiogram
Check out this clip of an elderly patient with a
Echocardiogram ... diagnosis in seconds ... with impending tamponade ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Echocardiogram ... evidence of RA/RV ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... His pmd diagnosed ... #DCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #clinical ... #PSAX
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
profound that tamponade ... with no visual RV ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #PLAX
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
on POCUS 80F ... RV collapsed around ... #hemorrhagic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #Cardiology
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Echocardiogram ... Which diagnosis ... effusion, no signs of tamponade ... #clinical #cardiology ... pericardial #effusion #plax
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... , LV thrombus, RV ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment