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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Malignancy (e.g ... , breast cancer, ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
demonstrating ECG ... metastatic breast cancer ... ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #electrical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
demonstrating ECG ... metastatic breast cancer ... ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #S4C #electrical
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
II - LAD: Inf Ml ... - RAD: AntLat MI ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
demonstrating ECG ... metastatic breast cancer ... ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #PLAX #MMode
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
atrial injury from pericardial ... diagnosis includes ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg ... cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
B Afib + WPW - DANGER ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Rupture: • Large pericardial ... and Rvol ≥ 30 mL ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline