Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pacemaker Complications
 β€’ Implantation-Related: Pocket hematoma, Infection (pocket), Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Lead dislodgement, Cardiac perforation / tamponade
Pacemaker Complications ... dislodgement, Cardiac ... perforation / tamponade ... complications #cardiology ... #management
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion ... #Echocardiogram
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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... ultrasound #s4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
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Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 β€’ Everyone who can exercise should!
 β€’ They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... heartblock w/o pacemaker ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Pacemaker Wire RV Perforation on POCUS Echocardiogram
Check out this clip of an elderly patient with a
Perforation on POCUS Echocardiogram ... POCUS cinched the diagnosis ... with impending tamponade ... Perforation #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Tamponade on Echocardiogram ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... ultrasound #a4c #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #cardiology
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Temporary / External Pacing
 β€’ Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
permanent implanted pacemaker ... β€’ External cardiac ... MD @nickmmark #pacemaker ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion and Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #A4C #cardiology
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