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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... Systolic Right Atrial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... Systolic Right Atrial ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... tamponade. ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference Measurements ... • Aorta • Cardiac ... POCUS #Reference #Measurements ... #Ultrasound #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... - Torn atrial appendage ... coagulating blood and tamponade ... Trauma #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Hemorrhagic #Tamponade
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Becks ... #Triad #Diagnosis
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac ... VTI 3) Calculate Cardiac ... Output #CO #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Initial workup: • EKG ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Waveforms Direct measurements ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... SvO2) Indirect measurements ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis