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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• PSAX: Aortic Valve ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Valve (MV) Level ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... PS, pulmonary stenosis ... valve prolapse/ ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
stenosis or artificial ... (mechanical) heart ... valve ... heart valve ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... valve). ... mitral valve during ... clinical #doppler #radiology ... stenosis #cardio
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Cardiomyopathy: Heart ... best left lower ... Radiates aortic/mitral ... #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... stenosis Rheumatic ... heart disease ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Disease - Mitral ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
valve conditions ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Regurgitation • Mitral ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Pulmonary Stenosis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology