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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... Treatment Algorithm Diagnosis ... Guidelines: • ACC ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #algorithm #cardiology
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
for about 90% of all ... for 80 - 90% of all ... diagnoses according ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #SHITFACED
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Checklist Outline ALL ... cervical rib Check lung ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign on POCUS ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... McConnells #Sign #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... #CHF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management