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Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Haemodynarnic Support IABP ... increase • Coronary perfusion ... Peripheral tissue perfusion ... significant increase ECMO ... Peripheral tissue perfusion
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... This is why Echo ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
has pericardial effusion ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had echo done one ... with similar peri effusion
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... below 27 cmH20 + (IAP ... ARDS, 20 cmH2O + (IAP ... obese ARDS • ECMO ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... causing Cardiac Tamponade ... Its actually an effusion ... Repeat echo shows ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... causing Cardiac Tamponade ... This is cardiac tamponade ... Repeat echo shows ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... need contrast echo
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade ... elevated JVP, echo