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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Effusion causing Tamponade ... on POCUS Parasternal ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #PLAX
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... View (A2C) • Suprasternal ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Compression and Tamponade ... LVCompression #Tamponade ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Tamponade - Pericardial ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
Dissection on POCUS ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Dissection #Aorta #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #PLAX
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Subcostal SSN: Suprasternal ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
The FAST exam from the case in this episode reveals a massive hemopericardium with tamponade. RV
hemopericardium with tamponade ... RV collapse = tamponade ... #Peds #Trauma #POCUS ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram ... #Hemorrhagic #Tamponade
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... Optic Nerve • MSK ... sspillai01 #POCUS ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram