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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare #icu
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Shock - MI ... Cardiac surgery? ... #criticalcare #treatment
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
PMC5466174/ - VCU ... Ultrasound @ultrasound_vcu ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Cardiac
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
trops (-) EM ... Ultrasound @ultrasound_vcu ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... deteriorating on medical ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- shock->treatments ... patient’s complete medical ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
of prior silent pulmonary ... Standard treatment ... is common 65%. median ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical ... #radiology