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Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... pericardial effusion ... for tamponade? ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
Underlying causes ... Hypothermia Toxins, Tamponade ... Thrombosis (heart: acute ... (lungs: massive ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... frequently benign causes ... consider serious causes ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
on POCUS 80F w ... Other causes of ... #POCUS #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... metastatic spread: lung ... Complications of acute ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
ASE - Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Disease
 - Acute / Recurrent Pericarditis
 - Pericardial Anatomy and
Pericardial Disease - Acute ... - Pericardial Effusion ... / Tamponade - ... - Pericardial Masses ... Pericardial #Diseases #diagnosis