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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... - Pericardial Effusion ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... - Pericardial Effusion ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... how the heart collapses ... good enough at diagnosing ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #Effusion
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Pathophysiology Comparison ... , cardiac tamponade ... Tamponade: pericardial ... effusion, small ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Obstructive: Pericardial tamponade ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Stable Angina • Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, acute ... tamponade, Vascular ... release syndrome, infusion ... #table #comparison
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... / Acute Exacerbation ... followed by rapid collapse
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
- Differential Diagnosis ... Examination and Management ... hr • RAPID IV INFUSION ... CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
indicates end organ perfusion ... Systolic BP)) / 3 • Cardiac ... #Vasopressors #Pharmacology ... Summary #cheatsheet #management ... #comparison #table