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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... (e.g., metastatic ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Cardiac Tamponade ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... • Diagnostic ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - PLAX ... K 5.9 without EKG ... along with rt/lt pleural ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - A4C ... K 5.9 without EKG ... along with rt/lt pleural ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Septal bounce, etc ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
checkpoint inhibitors (e.g ... infection and malignancy-associated ... There are case reports ... of pleural effusion ... #Radiology #Honc
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology