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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... -Chamber View (A4C ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... fibrillation and atrial ... rate control) - Heart ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... near-syncope, syncope. 1. ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
1. ... Muffled heart sounds ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart ... #Cardiology #A4C
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... proportional to heart ... de pointes • Short ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart ... #Cardiology #S4C
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
diastolic (during atrial ... arrows) parasternal short ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Cardioversion 1. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology