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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
- Parasternal Long ... as ventricular septal ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Constrictive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Echocardiogram Septal ... halt, increased pericardial ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... long axis of the ... the aorta and a pericardial ... #cardiology #labeled
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Breast Leukemia Lung ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... Radiation Aortic dissection ... #Pericarditis #Differential
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
etc A - Aorta - Dissection ... Radiation - Chronic or constrictive ... or metastatic pericardial ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... - Parasternal long ... axis (PLAX) Pt ... Has new large pericardial ... #PLAX
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
interval and a delta ... risk of sudden cardiac ... This includes long ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #cardiology #differential