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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... QRS, electrical alterans ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
Pericardial Effusion on EKG ... • Electrical alternans ... Pericardial #Effusion #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
Coronary Artery Localization on ECG and POCUS

#Coronary #Artery #Localization #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Echocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Map
Localization on ECG ... #Localization #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Electrical alternans from a swinging heart in pre tamponade. 

Echo from same patient: https://www.grepmed.com/images/4744
 
- Brian
Electrical alternans ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... #Electrical #alternans ... #ECG #EKG #Cardiology
Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... of electrical alternans ... on Echocardiogram ... #electrical #alternans ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... variant Pulsus Alternans ... amplitude with alternate ... 10mmHg: • Cardiac tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
is the default diagnosis ... can point to an alternate ... diagnosis: #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #STElevation
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... for electrical alternans ... EKG from same patient ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4C #Clinical #Cardiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound