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Differential Diagnosis of Low Voltage ECG #Diagnosis #EM #Cardiology #Low #Voltage #EKG #LowVoltage #Differential #Extracardiac #Cardiac
of Low Voltage ECG ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Cardiology #Low ... #Voltage #EKG # ... #Extracardiac #Cardiac
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... QRS, electrical alterans ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
variant Pulsus Alternans ... amplitude with alternate ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... for electrical alternans ... EKG from same patient ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Electrical alternans from a swinging heart in pre tamponade. 

Echo from same patient: https://www.grepmed.com/images/4744
 
- Brian
Electrical alternans ... swinging heart in pre tamponade ... #Electrical #alternans ... #ECG #EKG #Cardiology
Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... of electrical alternans ... #tamponade #electrical ... #alternans #swinging ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
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 ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... EKG Findings: ... agent, steroids, AC
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Echocardiogram (A4C ... demonstrating ECG ... alternans motion ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #alternans
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... tamponade. ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... ultrasound #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c