Cornell
HM-POCUS

Hospital Medicine Point of Care Ultrasonography

1. Assuming that the pericardial effusion is free flowing, which of the images should be used to measure the size of the pericardial effusion?

2. Which of the following can mimic pericardial effusion?

Ascites
Pleural Effusion
Anterior mediastinal mass
B & C
All of the above

3. Development of clinical tamponade is most influenced by which ONE of the following factors:

Size of the pericardial fluid.
The rate of accumulation of the pericardial fluid.
Underlying cardiovascular disease of the patient.
The etiology of the pericardial effusion

4. You are scanning a patient with moderate size pericardial effusion and are concerned about clinical tamponade. Which of the following findings on bedside ultrasound is suggestive of cardiac tamponade?

IVC size of 1.5cm with 50% respiratory collapse.
Right atrial collapse during diastole.
Right ventricular collapse during systole.
IVC size of 2.5cm with 10% respiratory collapse.