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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
high-no evidence of RA ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
compression of RA ... #effusion #tamponade ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial ... Systolic Right Atrial ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4c)
RA collapse= earliest sign. RV collapse =
Pericardial effusion ... with signs of tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (S4c) RA collapse ... #cardiology #s4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... Hypertensive without RA ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Pressures Normal: RA ... Right-to-Left Shunt Tamponade ... /Constrictive or ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
systole): ↑ in constrictive ... ) Steep ↑ with constrictive ... pericarditis and ↓ with tamponade ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Constrictive ... Tamponade Pulmonary ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... circumferential pericardial ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
syndrome, and pericardial ... profound that tamponade ... no visual RV or RA ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... #Clinical #PLAX