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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
on Echocardiogram ... (S4c) Hypotensive ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #s4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... had gained 15 kg ... Kussmaul's sign, marked pedal ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... EKG from same patient ... alternans #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical ... #Cardiology #Swinging
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... for definitive management ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
causing Cardiac Tamponade ... on Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #a4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EKG nonspecific, ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology