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FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... in a pediatric trauma ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #SC4C #Hemorrhagic ... #Hemorrhage #Torn
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Shot through the ... Diagnosis? ... #S4C #clinical ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
The Lethal 6 of ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... • Flail Chest The ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac ... #diagnosis #management
This week, we explore home improvement! 37M stabbed in R chest with a screwdriver. Cool, pale,
What's the diagnosis ... thru-and-thru RV injury ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Hemorrhage #Tamponade ... #Hemopericardium
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... in the Emergency ... high voltage Cardiac ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... #management #treatment
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... Cold and Dry) • Hemorrhagic ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... Cold and Dry): • Hemorrhagic ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... meningitis • Cerebral hemorrhage ... thrombosis Cardiac ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
: • New cardiac ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... #management #cardiology