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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Apical 2-Chamber ... Echocardiogram # ... Heart #Windows #ChamberViews ... Orientations #Atlas #Map ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 2 patients w ... infarct or acute chest ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... . 2. ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #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 ... The CXR may be helpful ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #trauma
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... nitrogen level ... low ranging from 2%
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
50's male CAP ... but worsening-fever ... Patient has chest ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #a4c #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... not seen on a CXR ... .2 With multiple
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... rising > 500 → may ... 200–300 mL/h) 2. ... ICANS: altered level ... day 3–10; 2–4 days