8 results
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
year old woman - Acute ... complaining of chest ... specific TWI in chest ... leads Cardiac ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management ... algorithm for the ... Start chest compressions ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sparing) indicates acute ... in RV infarct & acute ... chest syndrome. ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Hemopericardium in Cardiac ... Arrest on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... be echogenic in acute
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... typically from acute ... RV infarct or acute ... chest in pts with ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
McConnell's sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with pleuritic chest ... ) suggests acute ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... neuropathy or cardiac ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms