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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... - Treatment is pericardiocentesis ... Pericardial #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Infarction* • Cardiac Tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Warm ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Shock Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hypovolemic ... Obstructive: • Cardiac tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #shock
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
of obstruction (tamponade ... #Diagnosis #PEAArrest ... Differential #Evaluation #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #workup
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... 10mmHg: • Cardiac tamponade ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes