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Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... Parasternal short axis (PSAX ... large pericardial effusion ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... Persistent pleural effusions ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... treat the primary cause ... perfusion. ... may not be the case ... #echocardiogram
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram ... consider serious causes ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
Cava and Unroofed Coronary ... → L superior cardinal ... rarely absent →Cause ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #psax
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology