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Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
reversal of severe biventricular ... Case Resolution: ... #psax #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Medications • Ventricular ... fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... JWave #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... rnonths, Cardiogenic ventricular ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
between Ascending Aorta ... of 2 semilunar valves ... Aortopulmonary #APWindow #PSAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #color #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Coarctation of aorta ... #Differential #
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Fibrillation #VFib #PSAX ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #clinical
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... long, the right ventricular ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... #clinical #cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... very remarkable w/differential ... GCA, but normal values