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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Involvement In up to 1/ ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical ... #POCUS
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
on POCUS Accurately ... LVOT diameter: 1. ... Calculate VTI: 1. ... Obtain A5c view ... #POCUS #cardiology
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring ... Cardiac Output 1) ... Calculate LVOT Area 2) ... #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with 1 ... to associated pulmonary ... #DCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #clinical
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome - Basal Subtype
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome in patient requiring ECMO
1. 6% of MI have
requiring ECMO 1. ... non-obstructive coronaries 2. ... #Cardiomyopathy ... Subtype #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Early Systolic Notching (ESN) Measurement on POCUS
Here is how you evaluate for Early Systolic Notching
1) Parasternal
on POCUS Here ... Systolic Notching 1) ... Fan to find PV 2) ... #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #psax
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Among pts with Pulmonary ... with Eisenmenger syndrome ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
Echocardiogram ... 2 patients w/ ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology