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Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
atrium (RA), left ... orientation of the septum ... #Clinical #EM # ... Cardiology #POCUS ... #FourChamber #ALiEM
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... right-heart failure ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
saline) in the right ... #septal #defect ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
atrium (RA), left ... small pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Subxiphoid ... PericardialEffusion #ALiEM
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (A4c ... + respiratory distress ... much filling of right ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... septum (fossa ovalis ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
septum might look ... An ASD with atria ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Note the right ventricle ... interventricular septum ... ventricle (LV), left atrium ... #POCUS #Parasternal ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (S4c ... + respiratory distress ... first glance you might ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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RV
1 1 ↑ Septic ... DP-PCWP Coronary Perfusion ... Index, Right LVSWI ... Index, Right ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY ... press.)