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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical
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 ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo
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
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... of cardiac image ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
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 ... #Pericarditis #Differential
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... infarct or acute chest ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
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
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... 36% to 39% of cardiac ... metastases, breast ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d