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

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
#Pericardial #Effusion ... LVCompression #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #PLAX #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
of chest pain ECG ... chest leads Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Compared Ambulatory ECG ... • Advantages: Longer ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #s4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... coronary artery perfusion ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #a4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Hemopericardium and Cardiac ... to definitive managemt ... #Tamponade #Effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Cardiology