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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
dissection • Aortic ... aneurysm • Aortic ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... • Pericardial tamponade ... regurgitation • Aortic ... regurgitation • Aortic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... (A4c) Hypotensive ... tamponade! ... #echocardiogram
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Migraine Cardiac ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Tamponade Masked ... Hypertension Signs of Tamponade ... POCUS #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac # ... Tamponade #Masked
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... can be seen in tamponade ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #A3C