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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
tamponade!! ... effusion #clot #thrombus ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
POCUS Echocardiogram ... UAlberta_Sono #Apical #2Chamber ... #a2c #window #pocus ... echocardiogram #clinical #anatomy ... #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
diastolic function, chamber ... • Features of tamponade ... inferior or lateral MI ... thrombus in pericardial ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... MI effecting [LAD ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
is the cardiac ultrasound ... McConnell's sign, and ... right ventricular MI ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C