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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
causing Tamponade ... long with some ... #Malignant #Cardiac ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #PLAX
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... , cardiac tamponade ... Pulmonary embolism ... effusion, small ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
- Bibasilar Lung ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade - Hypovolemic ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... embolism • Cardiac ... • Pericardial effusion ... /Tamponade Hematologic ... • Hypovolemic shock
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #causes
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
in a Shock Patient ... good enough at diagnosing ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #Effusion
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... in Slow Motion (PLAX ... Clinical diagnosis ... of shock was not ... echocardiogram #PLAX
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Diffuse Lung