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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... Right Ventricular Collapse ... Systolic Right Atrial Collapse ... Cava #Cardiac #Tamponade
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... Beck’s triad), pulsus ... show diastolic collapse ... Pericardial #Cardiac #Tamponade
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... Right Ventricular Collapse ... Systolic Right Atrial Collapse ... SAlerhand #Cardiac #Tamponade
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Normal variant Pulsus ... heart failure Pulsus ... 10mmHg: • Cardiac tamponade ... Anacrotic • Pulsus ... followed by rapid collapse
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Effusion causing Tamponade ... long with some RV collapse ... Malignant #Cardiac #Tamponade
The FAST exam from the case in this episode reveals a massive hemopericardium with tamponade. RV
hemopericardium with tamponade ... RV collapse = tamponade ... #Hemorrhagic #Tamponade
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
airway increased mucus ... see thick dark mucus ... opacities • Lobar collapse
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
Mucoid impaction Mucus ... differentiating mucus ... MucusPlugging #Mucus
Fern test. Fern test refers to detection of a characteristic 'fern like' pattern of cervical mucus
pattern of cervical mucus ... specimen of cervical mucus
Cardiac Tamponade with RV collapse.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#RVCollapse #Cardiac #Tamponade #PLAX #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical #Pericardial
Cardiac Tamponade ... with RV collapse ... jchristianfox #RVCollapse ... #Cardiac #Tamponade