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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... arrest. ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
VFib Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram

67yo male arrives unresponsive and pulseless after 20min continuous prehospital CPR. 

#VFib
VFib Arrest on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... #VFib #Arrest #Cardiac ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #PLAX #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
causes, aborted cardiac ... arrest, or hospitalization ... for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Male, witnessed cardiac ... arrest ... #VFib #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
help stratify cardiac ... arrest patients ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... arrest trolley ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Can be missed on cardiac ... to echo during arrest ... Fibrillation #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... S4C #clinical #cardiology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Arrest - Guidelines ... arrest is determined ... and discuss with cardiology ... ❾ Plan further management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management