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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... skin thickening Signs ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... myocardial fibrosis, pericarditis ... rheumatology #diagnosis #signs
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... clinical #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Given IV fluids ... #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Cardiac Tamponade ... This is cardiac ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
Comparison on POCUS ... independently from cardiac ... Serous effusion ... Consistency #Comparison #Fluid ... Echocardiogram #S4C
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
15% increase in cardiac ... precede other signs ... quickly (30-90 sec ... response to the rapid infusion ... CO during a 15 sec
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... Given several fluid ... Pericardial fluid ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... was from a large fluid ... No pericardial effusion ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #Tamponade #POCUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... treatments include fluid ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac