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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 ... #Clinical #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... intimal flap in the aorta ... and a pericardial ... #cardiology #labeled
Large pleural effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis

On parasternal long axis, use the descending
the descending thoracic ... aorta (shown here ... track behind the aorta ... , pericardial effusions ... #PLAX #clinical
Hemopericardium on Autopsy 
Autopsy result of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. The myocardial wall is
effusion and cardiac ... tamponade. ... Sam Ghali, M.D. ... #CTS #thoracic ... #cardiology #clinical
Normal Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know
(PLAX) Dilated ... as descending thoracic ... aorta. ... #PLAX #clinical ... #anatomy #cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
ME-Ascending Aorta ... ME-Ascending Aorta ... Descending Aorta ... Descending Aorta ... Views #diagnosis #cardiology
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... as descending thoracic ... aorta. ... #PLAX #clinical ... #anatomy #cardiology
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Asystole and no tamponade ... Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... trauma #checklist #thoracic
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... of associated pericardial ... effusion/tamponade ... #cardiology