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Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
wall of the aorta ... tissue disorder e.g ... valve disease ... • Cardiac surgery ... blood pressure: e.g
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
thoracic aorta. ... cardiac cycle: ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
anterior mitral valve ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... aortic valve and ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... infarction • Aortic ... Cytologic studies of the ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram STEMI on EKG ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... Hypotension (<90/60) or the ... Fick calculated cardiac ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology