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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... aortic valve area ... for body surface area ... with impaired and normal ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Fractional area ... lower limit of normal ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Measurements #Criteria
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
neurocheck was normal ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... Arterial #Clinical #POCUS ... echocardiogram #Cardiology #A4c
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Diagnostic Criteria ... cross-sectional area ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Predictive of MS
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
Required Sodium FE Urea ... Fractional Excretion of Urea ... VENTILATOR INTUBATION CRITERIA ... 70 mmHg on 100% mask ... EXTUBATION CRITERIA
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
Ultrasound Unlike normal ... irregular bare area ... Lesion #Ultrasound #MSK ... #POCUS #Humerus
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... orange colored area ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation on POCUS with overlying hematoma

40yo M presents after falling off his bicycle
Acromioclavicular (AC ... Separation on POCUS ... greater than the normal ... Joint #Separation #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation on POCUS with overlying hematoma

40yo M presents after falling off his bicycle
Acromioclavicular (AC ... Separation on POCUS ... greater than the normal ... Joint #Separation #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
encounter challenging cardiac ... and emphysema, ask ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #s4c