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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with chest pain, tachycardia ... Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #TypeA
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... prevent embolism (should ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... prevent embolism (should ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Constriction on Echocardiogram ... a nice septal shudder ... #Constriction #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
towards patient's L shoulder ... tilted towards R shoulder ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... runner presents to clinic ... diastolic septal shudder ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
pathogens (ideally should ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
other explanation should ... if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... positive, treatment should ... those >day 10 with clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Elderly female with recent hospitalization presented with hypotension, tachycardia and low
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with hypotension, tachycardia ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #cardiology ... #clinical