vanPOCUS: Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade
Vancouver POCUS introduction to cardiac POCUS with a review of assessment for pericardial effusions and sonographic findings in cardiac tamponade by Dr Justin Ahn
the case. a 68 year old male presents to ED with left-sided pleuritic chest pain & shortness of breath. He is tachycardic, but normotensive (142 systolic) with room air saturations of 93%.