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Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Postoperative Hemorrhagic ... Pericardial effusion ... #Effusion #LVCompression ... Tamponade #Cardiac #PLAX ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Hemopericardium on POCUS after Stab Wound

Stab wound to chest:
Blood clot ==> echos. 
Hemopericardium ==> Easily Missed
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... - VCU Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #trauma ... stab #clinical #hemorrhagic ... #effusion #pericardial
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
Sternal fracture on POCUS ... subtle trace of pericardial ... effusion Dr. ... #ultrasound #msk ... #trauma
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Life-threatening hemorrhage ... c-spine not cleared; plan ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... PTX/HTX and/or pericardial