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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... with Pericardial Effusion ... rupture. ... #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... rupture Initial ... workup: • EKG
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Hemopericardium #Differential
Tamponade is paradoxical RV collapse during diastole. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if that’s happening by
Tamponade is paradoxical ... cycle (in lieu of ECG ... #Tamponade #PLAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Large Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Good ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... EKG from same patient ... electrical #alternans #POCUS
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... Perforation • Ruptured ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... Abdominal #Pain #Differential
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... Valvular disease, Tamponade ... Neuromuscular disease (eg ... Metabolic acidosis (eg
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... iatrogenic causes, e.g ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... • Call for cardiac