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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #AAA #CPR #ACLS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... patient presented in cardiac ... #CPR #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #ACLS #Intraarrest
Hemorrhagic Tamponade revealed during CPR on POCUS

POCUS (cardiac SubXi) showing why CPR isn't doing much for
revealed during CPR ... POCUS POCUS (cardiac ... POCUS #clinical #ACLS ... #echocardiogram ... #Effusion #Pericardial
Good vs Bad CPR on POCUS TEE during Cardiac Arrest
POCUS TEE can be utilized intra-arrest to
Good vs Bad CPR ... POCUS TEE during Cardiac ... mid-esophageal long ... TEE #clinical #acls ... arrest #cardiology #echocardiogram
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... • <12mo since ACS ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - Parasternal long ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
erythematosus (ACLE ... : • Pleural effusions ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... and leukemia • Lung