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Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... This is why Echo ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM ... resident does echo ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM ... #HCM #clinical ... plax #cardiology #pocus
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans on POCUS ... POCUS ECHO performed ... Electrical #Alternans #POCUS ... clinical #effusion #pericardial
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Had echo done one ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... other constrictive echo ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Repeat echo shows ... infiltration of pericardium ... PratsEM #Malignant #Pericardial ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

I feel like I say this
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... get a bedside echo ... must eval for pericardial ... #Effusion #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Repeat echo shows ... infiltration of pericardium ... PratsEM #Malignant #Pericardial ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Echo was ordered ... rule out a large pericardial ... lung #clinical #pocus
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Pericardial Hemangioma ... this para-aortic pericardial ... , depending on ECHO ... differentials favour pericardial ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #pocus