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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Vascular imaging → Test ... thromboembolism (VTE ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
radiation, and should ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #VTE #PulmonaryEmbolism ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #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 ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... to workup right-heart ... diastolic septal shudder ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Clot in Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram

Not something you ever want to see! How much should clot
Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram ... How much should ... ClotInTransit #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #s4c #cardiology ... #thrombus #VTE
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

This view is 90 degrees from
Regional Wall Anatomy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... well positioned, should ... Regional #Wall #Anatomy ... #clinical #cardiology
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
front-line imaging test ... deciding which test ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
do some of the work ... means the patient ↑work ... support. 0/6 = CPAP Best ... - Should be awake ... pull consistent Vt
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... Should be performed ... 10 minutes of rest ... contrast-enhanced TTE