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Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... Echocardiogram - PSAX ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... ACS • Aortic Dissection ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Compression and Tamponade ... LVCompression #Tamponade ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX view Patient ... pericardial effusion/tamponade ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... #Measurement #POCUS ... #cardiology