Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... β€’ Establish diagnosis ... & direction of mitral ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 β€’ Occurs during systole 
 β€’ Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 β€’ Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy ... Radiates aortic/mitral ... #Obstructive #Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiac #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #HOCM
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... Thrombus on Echocardiogram ... of underlying cardiac ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... regurgitation; HOCM ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Diagnosis
Large left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis with near total disruption of mitral inflow by
thrombus in mitral ... #thrombus #mitral ... stenosis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #plax
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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, Serial ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 β€’ Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 β€’ Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 β€’ Inspiration - Right-sided
 β€’ Valsalva -
Cardiac Auscultation ... VSD β€’ Transient arterial ... occlusion - Mitral ... #cardiology #physicalexam ... #diagnosis
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
transforming the heart ... bottom of the heart ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 β€’ ARRHYTHMiA 
 β€’ SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 β€’ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 β€’ ATRIAL
FLUTTER β€’ HEART ... FAILURE β€’ CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS β€’ CARDIAC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology