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Electrical Alternans demonstrated in Pericardial Effusion (Swinging Heart)

- HeartToProve @HeartToProve

#Electrical #Alternans #Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Pericardial #Effusion
Electrical Alternans ... in Pericardial Effusion ... #Alternans #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Cardiac Tamponade

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial #Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Cardiac Tamponade #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Electrical #Alternans
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... with a hint of electrical ... Alternans #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #effusion
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... for pericardial effusion ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
Pericardial Effusion ... on EKG • Electrical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Septal Defect Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
fraction [HFpEF] #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... #PAH #Comparison
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Valvulopathy • Electrical ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... followed by 90mg iv infusion ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound