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FOR THE LOVE OF POCUS
Atrial Septal Defect, Positive Bubble Test
WCUME 2017 submission for "Novel Indication"
Bubble test reveals an atrial septal defect seen as bubbles floating from the right side of the heart to the left side. An obvious defect can be seen.
Dr. Mojtaba Chahardoli - Firoozgar Hospital
Ductus Arteriosus (Patent)
WCUME 2017 submission for "Best POCUS"
8 y/o M with undifferentiated dyspnea. POCUS reveals he has open PDA on aorta from suprasternal view.
Dr. Nima Shekar Riz Fomani - Firoozgar General Hospital
HOCM - Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
19 y/o came in after a syncopal episode playing video games. Got defibrillated in the field Vfib rate 200s. Bedside echo demonstrated global LVH with septal predominant thickening consistent with HOCM. Father has a history of ICD of “heart condition.”
Dr. Dustin Morrow
HOCM Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
8-year-old with syncope while playing in school. EKG with some non-specific T wave inversions in precodial leads. No murmur, normal heart sounds. POCUS completed for concerning history and EKG changes. Interventricular septal hypertrophy seen on parasternal short and long views (concerning if measurement > 15mm).
Dr. Sathya Subramaniam, Pediatric EM Fellow - Kings County/SUNY Downstate