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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial ... Systolic Right Atrial ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... Systolic Right Atrial ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... Reason for electrical ... #electrical #alternans ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... low voltage QRS, electrical ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Beck’s Triad in Cardiac Tamponade - 3 D’s Mnemonic

1) Distended Jugular Veins (JVD)
2) Decreased Arterial Pressure
Beck’s Triad in ... Cardiac Tamponade ... #Tamponade #3D ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
effusion/pericardial ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... size < 0.5 • Bidirectional ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis