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Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
in Pulmonary Hypertension ... : note L sided collapse ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... Differential Diagnosis ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #Differential #
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Patient - Differential ... Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... • Pericardial tamponade ... muscle rupture • Acute ... #hypotensive #differential
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... severe dyspnoea and hypotension ... large clot and tamponade ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... / Acute Exacerbation ... followed by rapid collapse
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... on POCUS Hypotension ... for definitive management ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... trauma #cardiology #s4c
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Examination and Management ... CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE ... preeclampsia or hypertension ... #Examination #Management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Stable Angina • Acute ... • Pulmonary Hypertension
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... (A4c) Hypotensive ... This is cardiac ... tamponade! ... echocardiogram #POCUS