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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with chest pain, ... LA, LV, aortic root ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #TypeA
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
a plane shows all ... "Mercedes Benz Sign ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... veil like opacity all ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX Positive ... infarct & acute chest ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Shudder, tubular LV ... shaped), D Cruz sign ... between post wall of LV ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... , cardiac MRI, CT ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Good vs Bad CPR on POCUS TEE during Cardiac Arrest
POCUS TEE can be utilized intra-arrest to
person performing chest ... resulting in better LV ... CPR #POCUS #TEE #clinical ... #acls #arrest # ... cardiology #echocardiogram
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... More Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... of Systole, the LV ... “one size fits all ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not