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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
LUMBAR Syndrome ... pathogenesis • MRI ... spine + MRI/MRA ... #Syndrome #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
free fluid (*) #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Trauma #Radiology ... HepatorenalRecess #Positive #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm May ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... stenosis; MVP/MR ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
A lobar consolidation located cephalad to the diaphragm. The branching, hyperechoic air bronchograms define this consolidation.
A lobar consolidation ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... Sagittal #Pneumonia #ALiEM
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Serial trops (-) EM ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology