21 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... #PLAX #clinical
Cardiac Sarcoidosis on Echocardiogram

Spot diagnosis for the fellows. Thinned, dyskinetic basal septum in patient who presents
Cardiac Sarcoidosis ... on Echocardiogram ... Spot diagnosis ... #pocus #clinical ... #plax #cardiology
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
other coexisting cardiac ... Views: parasternal short ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... Kussmaul's sign, marked pedal ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... to definitive managemt ... #clinical #Pericardial ... #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... - Parasternal short ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Cardiology #PSAX
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... fatigue, altered mental ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
and timing with Cardio-OB ... support for patients clinically ... deteriorating on medical ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Starts exercise ... Final diagnosis-left ... #clinical #cardiology