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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 ... • Malignancy (e.g ... metastatic spread: lung cancer ... , breast cancer, ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Rupture: • Large pericardial ... • Features of tamponade ... and Rvol ≥ 30 mL ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
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
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
Fibrinous pericardial ... effusion with tamponade ... cath lab. >700 ml ... effusion: TB, cancer ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
atrial injury from pericardial ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential # ... 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
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... metastatic breast cancer ... ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... metastatic breast cancer ... ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial ... demonstrating ECG ... metastatic breast cancer ... ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential