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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... Tamponade on POCUS ... Parasternal long ... cancer patient's dyspnea ... #Effusion #Malignant
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Dyspnea - Considerations ... effusion - Malignant ... pericardial effusion ... - Lung metastases ... #algorithm #differential
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial ... effusion of my ... removed - Suspected Malignancy ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #S4C #Massive #Tamponade
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Developed severe dyspnoea ... effusion with large ... clot and tamponade ... #effusion #clot ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Too slow • Pericardium ... Constrictive - Tamponade ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #sob #differential
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... Behcet Syndrome • Malignant ... - Metastatic: Lung ... , Melanoma • Malignant ... #Effusion #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Malignant Pleural ... Effusions Malignant ... rule out a large pericardial ... #lung #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... metastatic spread: lung ... have to repeat if malignancy ... #Differential #