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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... arrest. ... #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... #A4c #clinical
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... rupture Initial ... workup: • EKG ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
+ respiratory distress ... tamponade! ... Patient arrests. ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
(S4c) Hypotensive ... + respiratory distress ... Patient arrests. ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
arrest trolley ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
❹ Insert intra-arterial ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
ER, stable on arrival ... diseases, ECG showed ... were evacuated (tamponade ... the heart was arrested ... repaired using felt strips
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... tamponade → 3-9 ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Management ... #Workup #anesthesia