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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... uncommon - 1 to 2% ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
palpable purpura 2/ ... 2 vasculitis, ulcers ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause
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 ... scanning or pulmonary
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... metastasize (>1/2 ... #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... I've labeled the cardiac ... (This causes ↑ strain ... Return #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #A4C
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
airway pressure → 2- ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... 2. ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram