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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing ... cancer patient's dyspnea ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Dyspnea - Considerations ... effusion - Lung ... - Coronary arteries ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #oncology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Diagnosis • ... Enlarged pulmonary arteries ... , Venous or arterial ... effusion • CXR
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ... Arrhythmia • Atrial
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... Systolic Right Atrial ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Echocardiogram
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Too slow • Pericardium ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #sob #differential
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... Parvovirus • Bacterial ... #Effusion #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
(PSAX) Dilated ... effusion in the ... Pericardial effusion ... Differentiate from ... #PSAX #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Parasternal short axis (PSAX ... presents with 1 wk of dyspnea ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #Cardiology #PSAX