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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... Injuries by System: CNS ... high voltage Cardiac ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... Its actually an ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... Its actually an ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Viral ... Aspergillosis Malignant ... injury syndrome ... #Cardiology
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... CARDIAC: asytole ... CNS- stroke, seizure ... #video #NSFW #Electrocution
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... RA, and other CTD ... #cardiology
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... CNS- stroke, seizure ... do NOT recreate video ... #video #nsfw
Hemopericardium on Autopsy 
Autopsy result of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. The myocardial wall is
effusion and cardiac ... myocardial wall is injured ... #effusion #CTS ... #thoracic #cardiology ... #clinical #video
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... structural and electrical ... control (chemical/electrical ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis