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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... and tamponade! ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Hemopericardium
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Dissection with hemopericardium ... and tamponade. ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Type A Aortic Dissection with Hemopericardium

This patient presents with chest pain. Which is the best next
with Hemopericardium ... Which is the best ... No evidence of tamponade ... #Aorta #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
(Hemopericardium ... )- Differential ... infarction • Aortic ... patients with pulmonary ... #Differential #
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Hemopericardium ... and Cardiac Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Next best step ... #Effusion #POCUS
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... associated pericardial effusion ... /tamponade. ... #Dissection #POCUS
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
diminished tissue perfusion ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade ... #criticalcare #differential
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Pneumopericardium on POCUS ... Which diagnosis best ... , no signs of tamponade ... #pericardial #effusion ... #plax
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
Untreated VSD on POCUS ... VSD with with pulmonary ... and pericardial effusion ... profound that tamponade ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #PLAX