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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... of Chest Pain: ... of Chest Pain: ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ... • EffusionCardiac ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
Pericardial Lymphoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

“Anaconda inside pericardial cavity” - Pericardial effusion with mass inside in a
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... inside in a case ... presented with dyspnea and ... chest pain. ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Too slow • Pericardium ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Deconditioning - Pain ... #diagnosis #causes
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Differential #
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
good enough at diagnosing ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... Anxiety, fright, pain
Purulent Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

20's male on biologic recently treated for CAP.  Now febrile,
Effusion on POCUS ... Now febrile, chest ... pain, soft vitals ... Now with empyema and ... #Effusion #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... effusion/pericardial ... Had diagnostic tap-fever
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Diagnosis Framework ... and shoulder pain ... wall) Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion: • Dyspnea ... , chest pain, or