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Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Knuckle Sign on ECG ... small pericardial effusion ... seen on an echocardiogram ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #LeadAVR
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram ... elevation of acute pericarditis ... large clot and tamponade ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Electrical alternans from a swinging heart in pre tamponade. 

Echo from same patient: https://www.grepmed.com/images/4744
 
- Brian
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... Electrical #alternans #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical ... #Effusion
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... has pericardial effusion ... can be seen in tamponade ... with similar peri effusion ... #clinical #cardiology
Chest pain after AFib ablation. What’s the most likely diagnosis?

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You are all correct: the patient had
moderate pericardial effusion ... Dx pericarditis ... MusaSharkawi #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
swinging heart in pre tamponade ... EKG from same patient ... alternans #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical ... #Cardiology #Swinging
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Parasternal short axis with moderate pericardial effusion. No clear evidence of tamponade.

Dr.
Parasternal short ... clear evidence of tamponade ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... had gained 15 kg ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology