23 results
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Final diagnosis ... myxoma with severe MR ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
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Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
: EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Clinical ... test: abdominal CT ... CT/MRI of the thorax
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... acute cardiac injury ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology