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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... (A) a dilated inferior ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
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 #Echocardiogram ... #Measurements #Criteria
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 ... with impaired and normal ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
orange colored area ... as McConnell's sign ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C ... #RVInfarction #InferiorMI
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... anteroseptal and inferior ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... ST Elevation of Normal ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology