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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C - Labeled

I colorized this POCUS to make it
Papillary muscle rupture ... - A4C - Labeled ... after an inferior MI ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology #Labeled
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
hemorrhage • Ruptured ... aortic aneurysm ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... embolism - Pericardial ... tamponade - Tension
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Obstruction - Rupture
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Parasternal short axis with moderate pericardial effusion. No clear evidence of tamponade.

Dr.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... clear evidence of tamponade ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX #labeled
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
70M recent MI with ... resp failure and pulmonary ... on POCUS Labeled ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... and a pericardial ... #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Lotterman Labeled ... #Effusion #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #Pericardial #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the Aortic ... heart strain (pulmonary ... echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #labeled #anatomy
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
Free wall rupture ... ANGIO ruled out aortic ... the OR for post MI ... were evacuated (tamponade ... cardiothoracic #surgery #clinical