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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... Pericardial Effusion - Diastolic ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac ... Arrest H's - Hypovolemia ... Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary), Trauma ... #Arrest #Causes
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... arrest. ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... Pericardial Effusion - Diastolic ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... of dyspnea and chest ... Echocardiography will show diastolic ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Flail ... Chest The Hidden ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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unstable pt w/ chest ... trauma, subxiphoid ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #s4c #trauma
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... (A4c) Hypotensive ... tamponade! ... Patient arrests. ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... Hypotension in trauma ... tamponade. ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Hemopericardium in Cardiac ... Echocardiogram GSW to left chest ... Hemopericardium #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #trauma ... #s4c #GSW