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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... effusion/pericardial ... Lupus pericarditis ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... effusion/pericardial ... Lupus pericarditis ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pericardial Lymphoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

“Anaconda inside pericardial cavity” - Pericardial effusion with mass inside in a
Pericardial Lymphoma ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... chest pain. ... #Effusion #Lymphoma ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Coxsackie virus A and ... Leukemia Lung Lymphoma ... syndrome Systemic lupus ... Differential #Diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
) Clinical Presentation ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... • Asymptomatic pericarditis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... Goodpasture's cause ... #diagnosis #management