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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... tissue d/o, blunt chest ... trauma. ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Flail Chest- Check ... the paradoxical chest ... movement Typical management ... to incr WOB + chest ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma ... 6 of Thoracic Trauma ... 6 of Thoracic Trauma ... Tamponade • Flail Chest ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... Arrest #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #trauma ... #s4c #GSW
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram after GSW
GSW right lateral chest. Witnessed arrest by EMS.
Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram ... right lateral chest ... Arrest #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #trauma ... #s4c #GSW
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
severe retrosternal chest ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Metastatic tumors: Breast ... esophageal perforation. chest ... trauma) Indirect ... injury Blunt chest ... pericardial sac
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
presents with chest ... clinical #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells