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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... : Aortic Valve ( ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
valve annulus and ... through the cavo-tricuspid ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... 1cm from aortic valve ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
against a closed tricuspid ... valve • Atrioventricular ... activation from SVT (e.g ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... Characteristic features ... #Causes #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Fibroma on Echocardiogram (a4c)

32yo asymptomatic male referred to clinics due to a "funny" ECG. 
Dx:
Cardiac Fibroma ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... due to a "funny" ECG ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... - Mitral or tricuspid ... - Effusion ECG ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram STEMI on EKG ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax