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Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... increase the risk of abdominal ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... you see on this SC ... has pericardial effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... clinical #cardiology #A3C
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
pacer wire on POCUS ... no pericardial effusion ... Diagnosis: RV wall ... PPM #Pacemaker #POCUS ... echocardiogram #clinical #s4c
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS ... the benefits of POCUS ... in diagnosing cardiac ... for definitive management ... trauma #cardiology #s4c
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
quickly (30-90 sec ... response to the rapid infusion ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... blood flow and perfusion ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... Diagnostic tests ... needed to exclude effusion ... - CT scan if diagnostic ... #Management #CriticalCare