<p>Cardiac tamponade. Aortic Dissection. Blunt cardiac injury. Cardiac Tamponade Blood fills pericardial sac Increasing pressure on myocardium -> Decreased preload Decreased preload -> Hypotension -> Death Clinical exam shows Beck’s Triad Hypotension Muffled heart sounds Jugular venous distension (JVD) Diagnosed during FAST exam (subxiphoid view) Treat with pericardiocentesis Bedside thoracotomy if patient loses pulse Aortic […]</p>

Cardiac tamponade. Aortic Dissection. Blunt cardiac injury. Cardiac Tamponade Blood fills pericardial sac Increasing pressure on myocardium -> Decreased preload Decreased preload -> Hypotension -> Death Clinical exam shows Beck’s Triad Hypotension Muffled heart sounds Jugular venous distension (JVD) Diagnosed during FAST exam (subxiphoid view) Treat with pericardiocentesis Bedside thoracotomy if patient loses pulse Aortic […]

<p>Cardiac tamponade. Aortic Dissection. Blunt cardiac injury. Cardiac Tamponade Blood fills pericardial sac Increasing pressure on myocardium -&gt; Decreased preload Decreased preload -&gt; Hypotension -&gt; Death Clinical exam shows Beck’s Triad Hypotension Muffled heart sounds Jugular venous distension (JVD) Diagnosed during FAST exam (subxiphoid view) Treat with pericardiocentesis Bedside thoracotomy if patient loses pulse Aortic […]</p>

Cardiac Trauma

The purpose of this podcast is to help medical students crush their emergency medicine clerkship and get top 1/3 on their SLOE. The content is organized in an approach to format and covers different chief complaints, critical diagnoses, and skills important for your clerkship.

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Cardiac Trauma

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