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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... ) • SC Abdominal ... #Cardiac #TTE #
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cardiac: ... from prosthetic valves ... - Infected cardiac ... valves (septic
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #A4c #clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS), Malignancy ... left-sided heart valves ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Differential Diagnosis
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential Diagnostic ... clotting disorder, Malignancy ... - Thrombus / Embolism ... : Cardiac (AF, LV ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Nausea/vomiting, Abdominal ... thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism ... thrombosis • Cardiac ... injury/myocarditis, Cardiac ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... PUD • Gastric malignancy ... • Esophageal malignancy
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Obstructive: Pulmonary Embolism ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... Change to cardiac ... #LungExam #diagnosis