Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial ... Systolic Right Atrial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial ... #pericardial #effusion ... #tamponade #MyocardialInfarction ... #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
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FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade ... - Torn atrial appendage ... in a pediatric trauma ... Clinical #Peds #Trauma ... #POCUS #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 ... tamponade! ... #ultrasound #s4c ... #echocardiogram
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Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - Subcostal View ... Hemopericardium #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #ultrasound ... #Trauma
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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

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

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... Effusion with Tamponade ... , subxiphoid view ... #Effusion #Tamponade ... #Cardiac #POCUS
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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 ... tamponade! ... #ultrasound #a4c ... #echocardiogram
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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... β€’ Call for cardiac ... to identify pericardial ... toward the largest pericardial
Hemopericardium on POCUS after Stab Wound

Stab wound to chest:
Blood clot ==> echos. 
Hemopericardium ==> Easily Missed
more than one view ... - VCU Ultrasound ... Hemopericardium #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #trauma #stab # ... hemorrhagic #effusion #pericardial
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Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
pleural cavity w/ relief ... tamponade -cardiac ... Review procedure ... (10-15min pre-arrival ... but pulseless on arrival
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