Cardiac Tamponade on Subcostal 4 Chamber POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following would be expected in this patient?
Resolution: >25% E wave respiratory variation. The clip shows RV collapse during diastole, supporting tamponade physiology. A >25% decrease in mitral valve inflow (E wave) during inspiration (US evidence of pulsus paradoxus) would be expected, as well as a plethoric IVC.

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 5 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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