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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Systolic Right Atrial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... AAAs should be closely ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Aorta #Transverse
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... root, and left atrium ... should roughly ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
) on Long Axis POCUS ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... of rupture and should ... #Aorta #clinical ... #ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in diagnosing cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology
Mediastinal Mass (Lymphoma) found on POCUS

Young male with dyspnea on exertion/resting tachycardia. POCUS with tamponade, large
POCUS with tamponade ... Subsequently diagnosed ... unexplained tachycardia should ... always get a cardiac ... #clinical #ultrasound
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology ... #aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
and timing with Cardio-OB ... be done on diagnosis ... started, patients should ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB