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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... mitral annular ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Note the septal ... Septal bounce and ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Negative contrast effect = a washout of the contrast (agitated saline) in the right atrium in
Negative contrast ... Ivan_Echocardio #Negative ... #atrial #septal ... #defect #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... was enough to diagnose ... Septal bounce clearly ... #a4c
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... • Coagulase-negative ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... tumor embolism Septic ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases