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A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
chest pain and a cardiac ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... #Cardiomyopathy
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... pneumothorax LV ... cardiomyopathy ... dysfunction LV ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram ... LV apical wall ... LAD infarct vs Takotsubo ... cardiomyopathy ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... • LV Noncompaction ... Myocarditis • Stress (Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology #diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... thrombosis • Cardiac ... : Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... injury/myocarditis, Cardiac ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... mid and apical LV ... #Cardiomyopathy ... ultrasound #Cardiology #a4c
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #diagnosis #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... • LV End Diastolic ... blood from the LV ... • PULMONARY A ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... depression Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy: ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... - Short QT LV