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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Echocardiogram - Apical 3- ... Also has pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Chest XRay Case #1: ... is typical of pericardial ... pericarditis. ... Case #2: The "tubular ... Case #3: This is
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Single Syringe Adenosine - Instructions
1) Dilute 6-12 mg of adenosine in a syringe for a total
- Instructions 1) ... Use 0.9% NaCl 2) ... as FAST IV push 3) ... to place IV in AC ... or above - Heart
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... clinical suspicion 2. ... Decide on EMBx 3. ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... agent, steroids, AC
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... event, follow ACC ... - Structural heart ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... events in-hospital. heart ... failure, and death. 2. ... atrial injury from pericardial ... #differential #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (3) RV dysfunction ... #a4c #thrombus