11 results
ASE - Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Disease
 - Acute / Recurrent Pericarditis
 - Pericardial Anatomy and
Acute / Recurrent Pericarditis ... Anatomy and Pathology ... - Constrictive Pericarditis ... Diseases #diagnosis ... #imaging #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... cardiac death Management ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... Low voltage Treatment ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
Transvenous & epicardial ... or definitive treatment ... and more durable treatments ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... , Pericardial Tamponade ... #criticalcare #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic ... differential (check eosinophil ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Diffuse spasm of epicardial ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
manifestations, eosinophilia ... manifestations, TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #cardiology