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Electrical Alternans demonstrated in Pericardial Effusion (Swinging Heart)

- HeartToProve @HeartToProve

#Electrical #Alternans #Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Pericardial #Effusion
Electrical Alternans ... #Electrical #Alternans ... #Clinical #POCUS
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... of electrical alternans ... POCUS ECHO performed ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Tamponade

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Cardiac #Tamponade #Pericardial #Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Tamponade #Clinical #POCUS ... Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... variant Pulsus Alternans ... amplitude with alternate ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cardiac MRI Demonstrating Electrical Alternans in Pericardial Effusion

Dr Prasad Jain @DrPrasadJain

#Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac #MRI #Cine #CMRI
Demonstrating Electrical Alternans ... CMRI #Electrical #Alternans
Swinging Heart within a Large Pericardial Effusion on Cardiac MRI - Electrical Alternans Visualized

Prasad Jain, MD
MRI - Electrical Alternans ... Effusion #Electrical #Alternans
Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
• Electrical alternans ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Abnormalities of the Arterial Pulse and Pressure Waves.
 - Small, Weak Pulses 
 - Large, Boundlng
Pulse - Pulsus Alternans ... Bisferiens #Pulse #Diagnosis
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
is the default diagnosis ... can point to an alternate ... diagnosis: #Diagnosis
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
QRS, electrical alterans ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis