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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Valve (MV) Level ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
(mechanical) heart ... valve ... heart valve ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #definition
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... valve prolapse/ ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
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 ... heart disease ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Pulmonary Stenosis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
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
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... valves is best ... carina to the cardiac ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
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
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Angiography or Cardiac ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology