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D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
D-Sign in a lady ... Massive PE - The LV ... LV takes shape of ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #DSign #MassivePE
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... arrest. ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram after GSW
GSW right lateral chest. Witnessed arrest by EMS.
Hemopericardium in Cardiac ... Arrest on POCUS ... frag noted near LV ... #Arrest #POCUS ... clinical #trauma #s4c
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... arrest SIRS ... infarction Tamponade ... pneumothorax LV ... dysfunction LV
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
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
(S4c) Hypotensive ... tamponade! ... Patient arrests. ... #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Standstill on Intra-Arrest POCUS 
Intra-arrest echo check. Came with mechanical CPR device. Has anyone seen
Cardiac Standstill ... POCUS Intra-arrest ... thrombus in the LV ... with hypertrophic LV ... echocardiogram #plax
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
(A4c) Hypotensive ... On A4C, you can ... Patient arrests. ... #ultrasound #a4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... of cardiac image ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap ... #sign
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
with McConnell's sign ... later with normal LV ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #McConnells #Sign