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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
uncommon - 1 to 2% ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... amyloidosis • Uremia ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasize (>1/2 ... melanoma cases have ... #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Inoculum 2. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... * 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... than 50/μL) 2. ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... NTM #Infections #differential
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline