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Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... pericarditis was ... large clot and tamponade ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you see on this SC ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology
ASE - Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Disease
 - Acute / Recurrent Pericarditis
 - Pericardial Anatomy and
Pericardial Disease - Acute ... - Pericardial Effusion ... / Tamponade - ... #imaging #cardiology ... #radiology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... pursue surgical management ... acutely for tamponade ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
lateral decub position ... Which diagnosis ... , no signs of tamponade ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pericardial #effusion
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
with evidence of tamponade ... The effusion contained ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... immunodeficiency virus was positive ... NEJM #clinical #radiology
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
Acute Recurrent ... Pericarditis = ... onset, Abundant effusion ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #cardiology