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Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Fibrillation on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... Can be missed on cardiac ... another reason to echo ... during arrest.
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
reversible causes of Cardiac ... Arrest Hypovolemia ... Hypothermia Tamponade (Cardiac ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #arrest
Intra-arrest Echo showing V-Fib at rhythm check!

Sam Ghali, M.D. @ https://twitter.com/EM_RESUS

#VFib #VentricularFibrillation #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #Clinical
Intra-arrest Echo ... VentricularFibrillation #POCUS
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac ... Arrest H's - Hypovolemia ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... #Ts #Mnemonic #Cardiac ... #Arrest #Causes
Know your Echo signs of Tamponade!

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade
Know your Echo signs ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... arrest. ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Consider in cardiac ... arrest without ... access to CPB or ECMO ... Ideal method for cardiac ... arrest #Rewarming
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Hypothermic Cardiac ... Arrest Management ... Centre ASAP: ECMO ... #Hypothermic #Cardiac ... #Arrest #Management
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... hypotension/peri-arrest ... hypotension & this echo ... #Embolism #POCUS
Point of Care Transesophageal Echocardiogram during Cardiac Arrest

POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm
Echocardiogram during Cardiac ... Arrest POC-TEE ... in cardiac arrest ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus