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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... arrest. ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c ... #clinical
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
LV Pseudoaneurysm ... HeartToProve #LV ... #Ventricular #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI ... #PSAX #A4C #Echocardiogram
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram after GSW
GSW right lateral chest. Witnessed arrest by EMS.
Arrest on POCUS ... frag noted near LV ... #Arrest #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #trauma #s4c #GSW
Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19- Clot in Transit

57 year old COVID PUI  with massive RA thrombus
Resulted in cardiac ... arrest. ... ClotinTransit #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... Mural #Thrombus #clinical ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Failure (PE, PHTN), LV ... cordae tendenae rupture ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... arrest, amniotic ... or fat embolism
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
male witnessed arrest ... fine quivering of LV ... Consistent with AWMI ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... the context of embolism ... #LV #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
male witnessed arrest ... SC from first break ... fine quivering of LV ... Consistent with AWMI ... ultrasound #Cardiology #clinical
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
while pericardial effusion ... infract of the LV ... the OR for post MI ... the heart was arrested ... cardiothoracic #surgery #clinical