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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
of the Mitral Valve ... of the mitral valve ... Differential diagnosis ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View (A4C) • Inferior ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... #Systolic #Anterior ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
independent prognostic value ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
85% of predicted value ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
of the cardiac valves ... pulmonic and aortic valves ... tricuspid and mitral valves ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
causes of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... MRI - Limited value ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis
Anterior Hypokinesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

A 69yo female with history of hypertension presents with 30min shortness of
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... choice for management ... management for ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
system including valves ... reservoir bag and APL valve ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
serum creatinine, test ... Mechanical heart valve ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology