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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
Compression and Tamponade ... LVCompression #Tamponade ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
) 39 yo M w CP ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
Cardiac tamponade - a swinging heart of electrical alternans on Echocardiogram - PSAX

- Ivan Stankovic, MD,
Cardiac tamponade ... Ivan_Echocardio #Cardiac ... #tamponade #electrical ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
VFib Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram

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

#VFib
Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram ... continuous prehospital CPR ... #VFib #Arrest #Cardiac ... #Clinical #PLAX ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... indicated, start CPR ... recurs. ❿ Plan ... definitive management ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Parasternal long axis (PLAX ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Hemopericardium and Cardiac ... Echocardiogram ... to definitive managemt ... #clinical #Pericardial ... #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... effusion, no signs of tamponade ... hernia repair-->cp ... #clinical #cardiology ... pericardial #effusion #plax