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Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Arrest on POCUS ... chest. ... #Arrest #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #trauma #s4c #GSW
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram after GSW
GSW right lateral chest. Witnessed arrest by EMS.
Arrest on POCUS ... right lateral chest ... #Arrest #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #trauma #s4c #GSW
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Laceration on POCUS ... secondarily to chest ... biased towards cardiac ... Laceration #cpr #POCUS ... #clinical #trauma
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Call for cardiac ... arrest trolley ... examination and vital signs
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
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... diffuse goiter (Graves ... Thyroid Storm: • Life ... Cardiac arrhythmia ... endocrinology #signs
Heart Point Sign
Patient presenting after stab wound to left anterior chest.
A-lines where you should be seeing
Heart Point Sign ... stab wound to left ... anterior chest. ... #trauma #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
may result in trauma ... arrest (arrthymia ... Persistent chest ... arrest..History ... Electrical #Injury #clinical
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... The RV is on the left ... as McConnell's sign ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
A potentially life ... overall survival rates ... 10% depending on clinical ... arrest or recent ... with signs of life