10 results
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
acute cardiac injury ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Effusion with Tamponade ... unstable pt w/ chest trauma ... Cardiac #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #s4c ... #trauma
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Hypotension in trauma ... for definitive management ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... if there is no clear ... cause such as trauma ... Management ● Early
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Aspiration - unable to clear ... deformity (facial trauma ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #criticalcare #management
Hemopericardium on Autopsy 
Autopsy result of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. The myocardial wall is
effusion and cardiac tamponade ... myocardial wall is injured ... how Hemorrhagic Tamponade ... CTS #thoracic #cardiology ... #clinical #video
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Strike Electrical Injury ... type of current (AC ... may result in trauma ... (lightening) AC ... #clinical #video
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
type of current (AC ... may result in trauma ... (lightening) AC ... do NOT recreate video ... #clinical #video
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
or traumatic), trauma ... tracheobronchial injury ... inhalation Management ... ChestXRay #CXR #Clinical ... #Radiology
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... 10% depending on clinical ... release cardiac tamponade ... -cardiac injury ... #video #trauma