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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... , Breast Cancer, ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... metastatic spread: lung cancer ... , breast cancer, ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial ... (PLAX and M-Mode ... metastatic breast ... cancer ... 1800 ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... fluid must raise concern ... had hemothoraces and ... S4C #clinical #cardiology ... #Effusion #Trauma
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Diagnostic Criteria ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... with at least 2 ... effusion (new or ... #criteria #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... a negative ED work-up ... with a negative diagnostic ... aid in a single-center ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
effusion or expanding ... pericardial effusion ... along areas of ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Shortness of breath ... wall) Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion: • Dyspnea ... #cancer
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... circumferential pericardial ... effusion. ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... BNP, troponin if concern ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs