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Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
in Cardiac Arrest ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... #Cardiac #Arrest ... #clinical #trauma
Hemopericardium on POCUS after Stab Wound

Stab wound to chest:
Blood clot ==> echos. 
Hemopericardium ==> Easily Missed
on POCUS after Stab ... Stab wound to chest ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #trauma #stab # ... hemorrhagic #effusion #pericardial
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram after GSW
GSW right lateral chest. Witnessed arrest by EMS.
in Cardiac Arrest ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... right lateral chest ... #Cardiac #Arrest ... #clinical #trauma
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram after Stab Wound
Young adult stab to left chest. BP 116/64, HR 108.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... adult stab to left chest ... large amount of pericardial ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

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

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

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... with Tamponade on POCUS ... unstable pt w/ chest ... trauma, subxiphoid ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac