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Cardiac Tamponade

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial #Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Cardiac Tamponade ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Pericardial ... #Effusion #Electrical
Electrical alternans from a swinging heart in pre tamponade. 

Echo from same patient: https://www.grepmed.com/images/4744
 
- Brian
Electrical alternans ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... #alternans #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Effusion
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
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... You dissect the EKG ... POCUS ECHO performed ... Echocardiogram #clinical #effusion
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
on POCUS Good ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... Reason for electrical ... EKG from same patient ... #alternans #POCUS
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... low voltage QRS, electrical ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Becks
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
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... demonstrating ECG ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #a4c #electrical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... demonstrating ECG ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #S4C #electrical
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