Level 1 Video Lecture: Pericardial Effusions and Cardiac Tamponade

Richard Fisher
Richard Fisher
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Published 2022-02-27
This is the seventh lecture in a series covering the BSE Level 1 focused echo curriculum. This lecture looks at pericardial collections and the echo features which suggest significant haemodynamic impact.

Contents:
00:00 - Intro (physiological effusions)
03:40 - Pathological effusions
05:51 - Intra-cardiac pressures during tamponade
12:06 - Echo features of tamponade: RA/RV collapse
17:06 - Echo features of tamponade: Plethora of the IVC
21:14 - Echo features of tamponade: Respiratory flow variation
28:21 - The impact of mechanical ventilation
32:44 - Localised collections
38:58 - Summary
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