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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... Echo shows normal ... #Pericarditis # ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... atrioventricular block ... percarditis - ... pericarditis, severe ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... had gained 15 kg ... Echocardiogram # ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... ), D Cruz sign(abnormal ... Echocardiogram # ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Chest pain, pericarditis ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Short Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function, as
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... Echo shows normal ... #Pericarditis # ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... Echo shows normal ... #Pericarditis # ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
PR interval are normal ... presence of AV block ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
PR interval are normal ... presence of AV block ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... variants #clinical #comparison
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
depression Pericarditis ... Bundle Branch Block ... ST Elevation of Normal ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram