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FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... Submission for Best POCUS ... with coagulating blood ... in a pediatric trauma ... Clinical #Peds #Trauma
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma ... Subarachnoid: Trauma ... Dysplasia, Moyamoya, Blood ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Preload: • Blood ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... /3rd degree AV Block
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypotension Blood ... Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... bradycardia • AV blocks ... #differential #diagnosis
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
patient's complete blood ... Receptor Antagonism - Block ... MI Antagonism - Block ... throughout body • Cardio-metabolic ... #pharmacology #diagnosis
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
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
is inadequate blood ... syndrome etc), Trauma ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... pancreatitis, post-cardiac ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood ... : • New cardiac ... • Blood cultures ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in trauma is not ... in diagnosing cardiac ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c