43 results
Inferior Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram

Older male with chest pain, diaphoresis. ECG with concerning
Abnormalities on POCUS ... ECG with concerning ... Inferior #Regional #WMA ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX #Labeled
Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic Valve ... Bicuspid Aortic valves ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Flutter Typical atrial ... the tricuspid valve ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
No prognostic value ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... - PLAX Why would ... aortic & mitral valves ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Anterolateral Wall Motion Abnormalities (WMA) on POCUS Echocardiogram (PSAX)
Consider early TTE for patients presenting with cardiopulmonary
) on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PSAX) Consider ... breath and ischemic EKG ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
Dissection on POCUS ... /Sept STEMI on EKG ... Artery #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
of mechanical valves ... has no heart, we ECG-gated ... with an ECG simulator ... #Mechanical #Valves ... #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... closed tricuspid valve ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... AWaves #diagnosis #cardiology