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Intramyocardial Dissection after Acute Myocardial Infarction - Echocardiogram

Intramyocardial dissection after AMI / Diseccion intramiocardica post IAM

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Intramyocardial Dissection ... Intramyocardial dissection ... after AMI / Diseccion ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology ... #A2C #Apical #Apex
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Proximal aortic dissection ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA #Dissection ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... SAlerhand #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Rapid Ultrasound ... contractility, RV strain, tamponade ... • PIPE: Aortic dissection ... protocol #diagnosis #Ultrasound
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... for this Type A Dissection ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... TypeA #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #Ultrasound
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
dysfunction Tamponade ... HTN, aortic dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic dissection ... embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
large clot and tamponade ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology