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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Tamponade - Pericardial ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Tamponade - Pericardial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial ... #tamponade #MyocardialInfarction ... #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... ) • Inferior Vena ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

This view is 90 degrees from
Anatomy on POCUS ... demonstrate the anterior ... and inferior walls ... #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... tamponade! ... effusion is quite anterior ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C ... Anatomy on POCUS ... portion must be anterior ... #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
View - Regional Wall ... Anatomy on POCUS ... you now see the anterior ... #Anatomy #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
• Features of tamponade ... • Typically anterior ... frequently with anterior ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis