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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
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
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
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
catheter • Recent dental ... procedure • Cardiac ... verrucous) • Lung ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
etc A - Aorta - Dissection ... Histoplasmosis A - Acute renal ... or metastatic pericardial ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... catheter • Recent dental ... , verrucous) - Lung ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac
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