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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial ... Atrial Collapse ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Effusion ... #Echocardiogram
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial ... Atrial Collapse ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... think "RV looks ... much filling of right ... After window, found ... #POCUS #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... first glance you might ... think "RV looks ... After window, found ... #POCUS #cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... diastolic collapse of RV ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Note larger right ... Shortly after had ... #tamponade #MyocardialInfarction ... #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Normal: RA 0-8, RV ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Shunt Tamponade ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Tamponade Pulmonary ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... on Echocardiogram ... collapse of the RV ... Clinical diagnosis ... symptomatic large pericardial