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Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Measure at mid systole ... Obtain A5c view ... #Measurement #POCUS
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
high voltage Cardiac ... - Vfib/asystole ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... image during systole ... window during systole ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap
Here we have an apical 4 chamber view with right ventricle dilation, IV fluid and blood
and basically no cardiac ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #ACLS #CPR #PulseCheck ... #A4c #Asystole
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Findings: - AV block ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Cardiac Standstill on POCUS during CPR

A 79yo male presents after being found unresponsive by his wife.
on POCUS during ... ACLS performed x ... activity p 30min ACLS ... #POCUS #CPR #Echoardiogram ... #ACLS #S4C #Intraarrest
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... to kill 50% of people ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Fibrillation on POCUS ... Prehosp ACLS-Asystole ... confused with asystole ... POCUS helpful. ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
bradycardia, conduction blocks ... , asystole and ventricular ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... the ED to help focus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management