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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
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 ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... : note L sided collapse ... POCUS #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac # ... #LeftSided #Collapse
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Signs / Symptoms ... -> Circulatory collapse ... seizures) - Cardiac ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... followed by rapid collapse
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

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

 - Oral mucosa:
cyanosis, respiratory collapse ... leads, cyanosis, cardiac ... cessation of play #Diagnosis ... #Allergy #Signs ... #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... on Echocardiogram ... If there is collapse ... Clinical diagnosis ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Exercise Associated Collapse ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... maintain adequate cardiac
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... Pericarditis/Pericardial tamponade ... weakness • Severe cardiac