21 results
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Ventricular Collapse ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion ... #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... Right Ventricular ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... - Right Ventricular ... Hypertrophy - Right ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Ventricular Strain ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #Right #Ventricular ... #cardiology #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... Ventricular (RV ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Arrhythmogenic right ... ventricular dysplasia ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiography Right ... ventricular function ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
ventricular pressure ... arrows) parasternal short ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Extremities - Right ... Ventricular Enlargement ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound