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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE #
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
severe retrosternal chest ... pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... 3/ #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma ... 6 of Thoracic Trauma ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Flail Chest ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... Shortly after had cardiac ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... ultrasound #Cardiology #A4c
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... Submission for Best POCUS ... in a pediatric trauma ... Clinical #Peds #Trauma ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Metastatic tumors: Breast ... pericardial injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... trauma) Indirect ... trauma Radiation
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

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

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unstable pt w/ chest ... trauma, subxiphoid ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #clinical #s4c ... #trauma
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... 's female with chest ... See thread for POCUS ... POCUS (apical window ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain A5c view ... Stroke #Volume #Cardiac ... #Measurement #POCUS
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Echocardiogram (a4c ... of underlying cardiac ... Atrial #Thrombus #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus