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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion ... #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... (S4c) Hypotensive ... #ultrasound #s4c ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... cardiac tamponade ... for definitive management ... #s4c
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... tamponade! ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Tamponade Masked ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac # ... Tamponade #Masked