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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Watch how the heart ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... had gained 15 kg ... to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Hemorrhagic Tamponade revealed during CPR on POCUS

POCUS (cardiac SubXi) showing why CPR isn't doing much for
POCUS POCUS (cardiac ... remove the clot #FOAMed ... Tamponade #CPR #POCUS #clinical ... #ACLS #echocardiogram ... #Effusion #Pericardial
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Large Pericardial Effusion ... example of swinging heart ... EKG from same patient ... alternans #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... treatment #table #foamed
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... help and inform clinical ... cause a dramatic clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... dissipation of metabolic heat ... • Excessive heat ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... time for coronary perfusion ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #foamed