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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
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring ... x HR (bpm) - POCUS ... Cardiac #Output #CO #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
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
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
short axes in TTE ... PSAX #Windows #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Fanning ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Apical approach had best ... #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #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 ... #pocus
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 ... #pocus
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 ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
Clot in Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram

Not something you ever want to see! How much should clot
in Transit on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... How much should ... clinical #s4c #cardiology ... #thrombus #VTE