9 results
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans ... You dissect the EKG ... - MH/CCF/CWRU ... Echocardiogram #clinical #effusion ... #pericardial
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Effusion on POCUS ... Reason for electrical ... EKG from same patient ... #electrical #alternans ... A4C #Clinical #Cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... effusion, female ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #S4C #electrical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... effusion, female ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #electrical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #PLAX #MMode ... #electrical #alternans
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... edema - Large effusion ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC ... Infarction  Ischemic ... Symptoms  EKG ... flow in all major epicardial ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... • New ischemia ... structural and electrical ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... disease b) CHF ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal