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In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... published an algorithm ... patients who are comatose ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
tamponade!! ... #Pericardial #effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Shortly after had ... #tamponade #MyocardialInfarction ... #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... has pericardial effusion ... can be seen in tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
and Tamponade on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C CA patient ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Hemopericardium and ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... to definitive managemt ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #Pericardial #Cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... our ED residents and ... for definitive management ... ultrasound #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Adequate perfusion ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Binder) • Use POCUS ... or pericardial tamponade ... potential pelvic fracture ... 15 mg/kg/hr IV infusion ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #