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Solve this case with POCUS in the heart area!

How skilled are you in point-of-care ultrasound and the use of handheld ultrasound devices? Specifically in the area of the heart? Look at this case – can you reassure the patient?

A 28-year-old man comes to your office and complains about shortness of breath. As his father has recently died due to coronary artery disease and heart failure, the patient is a little worried. The young man has symptoms of a flu and is concerned that he has myocarditis and heart failure as well. Being skilled in point-of-care ultrasound, you take your handheld ultrasound device and perform an echocardiogram

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Echocardiogram of a 28-year-old patient.

Based on the images, what can you tell the patient immediately? Can you reassure the patient or is he right to be worried? Make your diagnosis – and watch the video below to get the answer!


Answer to the case!

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Echocardiogram of a 28-year-old patient with marker.

 

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