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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism The sensitivity ... specificity for EKG ... EKG is helpful in ... #EKG #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on ECG Mid ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary embolism ... #Embolism #ECG
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
+/- TEE) • Chest ... w/ septic pulmonary ... if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... of infection (e.g
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG ... Ectopic atrial rhythm ... Embolus through ... Wraparound #LAD #STEMI #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
coming from a locus ... of tissue in the ... " between atria ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Junctional
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... a patient with Pulmonary ... Embolism It's ... #cardiology #PLAX
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
POCUS Echocardiogram ... Beside TTE found ... , EKG and CXR didn ... #Myxoma #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram