6 results
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... Hypotension 2. ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c ... #pocus #bubble
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... uncommon - 1 to 2% ... MCTD, Lupus, GPA, RA ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
high-no evidence of RA ... specific finding and ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... other) causing ⬆️ RA ... as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology