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1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
1. ... cue to look for flutter ... waves 2. ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Cardiology #S4C
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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tachycardia • S3, S4 ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... had gained 15 kg ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Cardiology #A4C
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... resolution of HPS features
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... features - Classic ... triad (flank pain ... RCC #Diagnosis #Management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... 2. ... Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
stopped after 1 ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(1) Thickened ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... #clinical #cardiology