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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... tamponade recurs ... of underlying cause ... small volume may cause ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Hyperkalemia, Hypothermia Tamponade
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Infarction* • Cardiac Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
large clot and tamponade ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac Tamponade
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Hypothermia Toxins, Tamponade
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
The FAST exam from the case in this episode reveals a massive hemopericardium with tamponade. RV
exam from the case ... hemopericardium with tamponade ... RV collapse = tamponade ... Crazy case with ... #Hemorrhagic #Tamponade