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Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... ICU for acute ischemic ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... may benefit from LV ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... for definitive management ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... blood from the LV ... precede other signs ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
identifying the RV vs LV ... 100% reliable sign ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... history of: a) Ischemic ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... Here is the cardiac ... ultrasound. ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... of Systole, the LV ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica