The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play
Serial point of care ultrasound (POCUS) exams are essential to assess acute pericardial effusions which can rapidly evolve into cardiac tamponade. A typical presentation includes dyspnea, tachycardia, and chest pain. Importantly, serial cardiac exams in such high-risk patients can detect other con...
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Serial point of care ultrasound (POCUS) exams are essential to assess acute pericardial effusions which can rapidly evolve into cardiac tamponade. A typical presentation includes dyspnea, tachycardia, and chest pain. Importantly, serial cardiac exams in such high-risk patients can detect other concurrent pathologies. We present an unusual case of a patient who initially presented with an acute circumferential pericardial effusion and upon serial POCUS exams developed an unexpected Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of cardiac tamponade.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3885206dfb494936ae369a0b0875a9082023-11-29T05:00:06ZengCINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc.POCUS Journal2369-85432023-11-018210.24908/pocus.v8i2.16595The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in PlayRahul Nair0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8839-6581Jonathan Zuo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-3508Ariel Shiloh2Montefiore Medical CenterMontefiore Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center Serial point of care ultrasound (POCUS) exams are essential to assess acute pericardial effusions which can rapidly evolve into cardiac tamponade. A typical presentation includes dyspnea, tachycardia, and chest pain. Importantly, serial cardiac exams in such high-risk patients can detect other concurrent pathologies. We present an unusual case of a patient who initially presented with an acute circumferential pericardial effusion and upon serial POCUS exams developed an unexpected Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of cardiac tamponade. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/16595TamponadeTakotsuboPericardial effusionButterfly iQCardiac POCUSPOCUS |
| spellingShingle | Rahul Nair Jonathan Zuo Ariel Shiloh The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play POCUS Journal Tamponade Takotsubo Pericardial effusion Butterfly iQ Cardiac POCUS POCUS |
| title | The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play |
| title_full | The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play |
| title_fullStr | The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play |
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| title_short | The Importance of Serial POCUS Exams – Dual Pathologies in Play |
| title_sort | importance of serial pocus exams dual pathologies in play |
| topic | Tamponade Takotsubo Pericardial effusion Butterfly iQ Cardiac POCUS POCUS |
| url | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/16595 |
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