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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... unstable pt w/ chest ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #clinical #s4c ... #trauma
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... esophageal perforation. chest ... Blunt chest trauma ... sac) Chylopericardium
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Arrest on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... #clinical #trauma ... #s4c #GSW
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram after GSW
GSW right lateral chest. Witnessed arrest by EMS.
Arrest on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... right lateral chest ... #clinical #trauma ... #s4c #GSW
PEA Arrest on POCUS with Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well
with Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... STROKE.Grabbing chest ... Quick look during CPR ... #Echocardiogram ... #Effusion #S4C
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram after Stab Wound
Young adult stab to left chest. BP 116/64, HR 108.
Echocardiogram ... adult stab to left chest ... large amount of pericardial ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #Stab #s4c
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Laceration on POCUS ... secondarily to chest ... biased towards cardiac ... #Laceration #cpr ... #trauma #ultrasound
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest