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Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

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#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pericardial Effusion ... Pericarditis Recent ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Differential #
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial Effusion ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial effusion ... and left pleural effusion ... -chamber POCUS echocardiogram ... #s4c #POCUS #echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Trough - 'CV' Fusion ... Concordant with S1 - X-Descent ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent ... Algorithm #diagnosis #cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... clot #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... - Prominent x descent ... myxoma - Rapid y descent ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pericardiocentesis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #effusion #pericardial
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... Hemopericardium)- Differential ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
for pericardial effusion ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram