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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Causes: - Parenchyma ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... myocardial infarction: Respiratory ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • A lack of acute ... Etiology: • Acute ... respiratory distress ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
- A4C Rare case ... recent MI with acute ... resp failure and pulmonary ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... McConnell Sign" c/w acute ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #A4C #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... + respiratory distress ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Illustrative echo-first image showing a large hydatid cyst in the
(A4C) Illustrative ... Pulmonary embolism ... May also cause outflow ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology #echinococcus
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... + respiratory distress ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... typically from acute ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled