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RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Echocardiogram ... your next step in management ... hypotension/peri-arrest ... followed by 90mg iv infusion ... clinical #ultrasound #DSign
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management ... patient in PEA arrest ... Start chest compressions ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... Start vasopressor infusion
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... Prehospital arrest ... echogenic/isoechoic effusions ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
PEA Arrest on POCUS with Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well
PEA Arrest on POCUS ... Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion ... STROKE.Grabbing chest ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... friction rub audible Lungs ... pain, pleural effusion ... cause interstitial lung ... pathophysiology #signs
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... , Echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... Echocardiogram ... best choice for management ... presented in cardiac arrest ... #CPR #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (particularly lung ... , breast, melanoma ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
in Anaesthesia Signs ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... ensure adequate lung ... If circulatory arrest ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management