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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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The Role of Echocardiography ... • Establish diagnosis ... & direction of mitral ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Sonopathology of the ... Ultrasound - Right Ventricular ... Effusion - Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
valve prolapse/mitral ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... stenosis; VSD, ventricular ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... ., Mitral valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Left Ventricular ... Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View • Right Ventricular ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram #
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
artery disease • Cardiomyopathy ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology