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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... POCUS (apical window ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Myocardial Infarction ... Pulmonary Embolism (chest ... Hypertension - Chest ... Injury • Trauma
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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unstable pt w/ chest ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #s4c ... #trauma
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... esophageal perforation. chest ... injury Blunt chest ... pericardial sac ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... wall trauma, LV ... papillary muscles apically ... pacing (especially apical ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Bullet Embolization in the Right Ventricle on POCUS Echocardiogram
22M s/p GSW to left mid-abdomen. Positive FAST
Check out this apical ... cardiac view though ... The CXR may be helpful ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #trauma
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - A4C ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... RA collapse on Apical ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #A4C