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Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... of electrical alternans ... on Echocardiogram ... - PSAX - Ivan ... #PSAX #clinical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram ... demonstrating ECG ... alternans motion ... #malignant #clinical ... MMode #electrical #alternans
Short axis of this echo is mesmerizing: Malignant effusion in a young pt. Notice subtle electrical
subtle electrical alternans ... on the ECG. ... PericardialEffusion #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #ElectricalAlternans
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... Internet Book of Critical ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
changes (especially QT ... incongruous with clinical ... patients (including cardiac ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Hypokalemia #Management
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram ... Huge cardiac ... completely stable ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram ... (A4C) ECG has ... been stable for ... Cardiac MR shows ... #hypertrophic #clinical
Tamponade is paradoxical RV collapse during diastole. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if that’s happening by
better obviate the cardiac ... cycle (in lieu of ECG ... #Tamponade #PLAX ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
resistant, give alternate ... vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... an appropriate critical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management