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Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial ... subcostal 4-chamber POCUS ... What abnormal fluid ... Easiest fluid collection ... effusion #s4c #POCUS
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Pericardial window ... small amount of pericardial ... fluid must raise ... Hemopericardium #POCUS
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... in surrounding fluid ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial
Hemothorax mimicking Pericardial fluid on POCUS Echocardiogram

Gunshot wound to right parasternal area..... Is it really pericardial
Hemothorax mimicking Pericardial ... fluid on POCUS ... Is it really pericardial ... fluid? ... #hemothorax #POCUS
Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
Pericardial Consistency ... Comparison on POCUS ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Consistency #Comparison #Fluid ... #POCUS #Table #
A4C. Large thrombus in pericardial fluid following Ao dissection - Cara Mercer
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#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #A4C #Pericardial
Large thrombus in pericardial ... fluid following ... cara_mercer #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Pericardial
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
positioned to drain air/fluid ... OUTPUT • How much fluid ... cyclic movement of fluid ... : • 14-22 Fr stable ... technique may have equivalent
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... and Tamponade on POCUS ... BP stable. ... Given IV fluids ... Tamponade #Cardiac #POCUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... Highest metabolic equivalent ... able to perform ... any evidence of fluid ... Stable patients
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... Stable vitals ... jchristianfox #Pericardial ... Echocardiogram #POCUS