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Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... for electrical alternans ... swinging #electrical #alternans ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... QRS, electrical alterans ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot ... thrombolysed with SK ... large clot and tamponade ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Echocardiogram (A4C ... demonstrating ECG alternans ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #electrical ... #alternans
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... variant Pulsus Alternans ... amplitude with alternate ... 10mmHg: • Cardiac tamponade ... #Differential #
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial ... larger right sided pericardial ... #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... demonstrating ECG alternans ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #alternans
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... causing Cardiac Tamponade ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... On A4C, you can ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... Tamponade Pulmonary ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... causing Cardiac Tamponade ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... This is cardiac tamponade ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology