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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing ... Tamponade on POCUS ... #Malignant #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... Start vasopressor infusion ... Bo Zheng & Dr. ... activity #management #criticalcare
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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SBP <90, drop in ... SBP > 40 - End-organ ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... PUD • Gastric malignancy ... • Esophageal malignancy ... ischemia • GI malignancy ... intolerance • SIBO
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing ... crushing the RV so ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
<90, SBP drop >40 ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... dilated IVC - Cardiac ... Cardiac surgery? ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Cardiac Tamponade ... crushing the RV so ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Push Dose Pressors - Mixing Instructions.

EPINEPHRINE
Has alpha and beta 1/2 effects so it is an inopressor
Do
beta 1/2 effects so ... amp (Cardiac amp ... is pure alpha, so ... increases in coronary perfusion ... #Pharmacology #CriticalCare
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... denying CP or SOB ... #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical