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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Unexpected severe pericardial effusion in a patient with colon cancer and DVT. Never forget POCUS of
severe pericardial effusion ... of the heart in ... CasasolaGarcia #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PericardialEffusion #A4C
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Echocardiogram ... Shot through the ... Diagnosis? ... #S4C #clinical ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... definitive management ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
problem and note the ... . ❼ Use rapid infusion ... an appropriate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... Obtain a chest X-ray ... as soon as clinically ... safe to do so. ⓮ Plan ... #Management #Workup
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
pacer wire on POCUS ... EHR-had TTE done ... Diagnosis: RV wall ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #s4c
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Plan to ensure ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... Haemorrhage. ❼ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Plan for repeat ... feasible (Box B). ⓭ Plan ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup