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PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... 😉 lovely HOCM case ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... • Metabolic acidosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection Flap ... Echocardiogram Case ... the dissection flap ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic Acidosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... : AVNRT Red Flag
Some great cases from last week's image review: This one from LSU EM intern Dr. Bethany
Some great cases ... Dissection #Clinical #POCUS ... #PSAX #Aortic # ... Dissection #Flap
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This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
identified dissection flap ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap
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Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Metabolic acidosis ... maintain adequate cardiac ... Rhabdomyolysis, Thermal cardiomyopathy ... - Mild lactic acidosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... Redistribution: Acidosis ... badness): Peak T, flat ... only if no clear cause ... line, stabilizes cardiac