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Algorithm for Echo determination of LV filling pressures 

#LVFilling #pressures #Algorithm #Echo #POCUS #diagnosis #cardiology
determination of LV ... Algorithm #Echo #POCUS ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) view with right ventricle (RV), circular left ventricle (LV), and papillary muscles #Clinical
left ventricle (LV ... muscles #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #PSAX #ALiEM
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Relaxation & Decreased LV ... Mild Decrease in LV ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... grades #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
motion to image the LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... pathology on #POCUS ... LA, LV, aortic root ... Aortic #Dissection #POCUS ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
Affects RV & TV >> LV ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Giant LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram
Is anticoagulation enough for this nasty LV thrombus?  I feel like
Giant LV Thrombus ... for this nasty LV ... I feel like it’s ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #POCUS
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
left ventricle (LV ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Apical
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
a look at the LV ... a4c #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #shunting
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
interdependence—notice how the RV/LV ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce