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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Nephrotic syndrome ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference Measurements ... POCUS #Reference #Measurements ... #Ultrasound #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Aortic Measurements on Echocardiography
Aortic annulus 1.4-2.6 cm
Sinus of Valsalva 2.1-3.5 cm
Sinotubular junction 1.7-3.4 cm
Ascending Aorta 2.1-3.4
Aortic Measurements ... Aortic #Aorta #Measurements ... Echocardiography #echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #Cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... tachycardia • Atria ... : Premature Atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Waveforms Direct measurements ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... contraction in atrial ... filling in atrial ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... Myxoma on Echocardiogram ... Final diagnosis ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... #Myxoma #Echocardiogram
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Zoster Oticus Triad ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... • Stroke syndromes ... HerpesZoster #Oticus #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Systolic Right Atrial ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
Output #CO #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis