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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... long with some RV collapse ... Pericardial #Effusion #Malignant ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... see this after cardiac ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... Obtain A5c view ... Stroke #Volume #Cardiac ... Measurement #POCUS #cardiology
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
Respiratory - Lower airway ... cyanosis, respiratory collapse ... arrest - Upper airway ... leads, cyanosis, cardiac ... , cessation of play
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
: note L sided collapse ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Masked #LeftSided #Collapse
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
skin & mucosa, cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... exam Determine Cardiac ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology