Syncope and undifferentiated shock
| Autor: | Inna Yofik, Uri Aizik, Oleg Burgsdorf, Ari Naimark, Shmuel Fuchs, Daniel E. Fordham, Ali Amer, Inbal Baruch, Daniel Trotzky, Gal Pachys, Salha Fraij, Bethlehem Mengesha, Yaron D. Barac, Aya Cohen, Gregory Granovsky, Natali Carady |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology biology business.industry Syncope (genus) Emergency department medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Early initiation Free wall Case Studies Internal medicine Shock (circulatory) Cardiac tamponade cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Thrombus medicine.symptom Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Australas J Ultrasound Med |
| ISSN: | 2205-0140 1836-6864 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajum.12241 |
| Popis: | Ventricular free wall rupture is a rare post myocardial complication with a high associated mortality. In this article we discuss the case of an elderly patient who presented to our emergency department in shock after an episode of syncope. Using Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), identification of cardiac tamponade and pericardial thrombus was possible, signs indicating a diagnosis of free wall rupture. Early initiation of transfer proceedings to a tertiary cardio-thoracic unit was therefore possible, resulting in a positive patient outcome. |
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