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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... Muffled heart sounds ... show diastolic collapse ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
: note L sided collapse ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Masked #LeftSided #Collapse
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... followed by rapid collapse ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
interstitial edema due to cardiac ... heart failure. ... The other cause ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... have an acute cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Left-Sided Heart ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... cardiovascular causes ... , aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
seen through the cardiac ... posterior to the heart ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #LLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... wall, since the heart ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
could pinpoint the cause ... evidence of RA/RV collapse ... can be seen in tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce