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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
Post-MI Free Wall ... hemorrhagic pericardial ... effusion? ... for tamponade? ... #diagnosis #management
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
effusion or expanding ... pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... poor prognostic signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
MI, Acute Heart ... Disease, Mechanical Defect ... papillary muscle rupture ... • Obstructive: Pericardial ... tamponade, Pulmonary
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... pericarditis, Pericardial ... Tamponade ... - Pulmonary >> Acute