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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... Pericardial Effusion Apical ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Toxins/Medications, Spinal ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Severe ... algorithm #treatment #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... tamponade. ... for definitive management ... ultrasound #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
• Features of tamponade ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... anterior infarct in apical ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
traumatic brain or spinal ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... tamponade, constrictive ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - A4C ... RA collapse on Apical ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
: • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May have typical ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment