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Cardiac Tamponade

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial #Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Cardiac Tamponade ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Electrical #Alternans
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... amplitude with alternate ... 10mmHg: • Cardiac tamponade ... • Hypovolemic shock
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
on POCUS Good ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... for electrical alternans ... swinging #electrical #alternans ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... in a Shock Patient ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Effusion
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... narrowing the differential ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Crashing
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac Tamponade ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... tension PTX, cardiac tamponade ... release syndrome, infusion ... #Differential # ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
shock. ... diminished tissue perfusion ... pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare ... #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Adequate perfusion ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare