Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 β€’ Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 β€’ Parasternal
View β€’ Right Ventricular ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload β€œD Sign” EI
Right Ventricular ... RV Overload β€œD Sign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Regurgitaton ... of your basic cardiac ... #Valve #Regurgitaton ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
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Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
valve prolapse/ ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... stenosis; VSD, ventricular ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
 β€’
β€’ Establish diagnosis ... & direction of mitral ... valve & papillary ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
valve (MV) during ... towards the left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology
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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 β€’ Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
β€’ Prosthetic valve ... rupture, Left ventricular ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
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
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe aortic or mitral ... ascending aorta into valve ... venous return/ventricular ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #Types #diagnosis