Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... #Ultrasound
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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
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POCUS Reference Measurements
 β€’ Gallbladder
 β€’ Urinary Bladder
 β€’ GI Tract
 β€’ Pregnancy
 β€’ Optic Nerve
DVT β€’ IVC β€’ Aorta ... β€’ Cardiac ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 β€’ PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 β€’ TANK: IVC
Rapid Ultrasound ... contractility, RV strain, tamponade ... E-FAST β€’ A - Aorta ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... concerning for cardiac ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 β€’ Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 β€’ Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac ... View (A5C) β€’ SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... β€’ PSAX: Aortic ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
inspiration - Cardiac ... Tamponade, Constrictive ... Insufficiency + Aortic ... Peak - Severe Aortic ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... good enough at diagnosing ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Point of Care Ultrasound ... exam performed: Cardiac ... FAST negative, Aorta ... #Aortic #Transverse ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
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AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... provides an instant diagnosis ... AAA #clinical #aorta ... #ultrasound #vascular
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