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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... runner presents to clinic ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #cardiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... - Cardiac >> Constrictive ... pericarditis, Pericardial ... Tamponade ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade ... , constrictive pericarditis ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade ... , constrictive pericarditis ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... • Cardiogenic shock ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
HF, Cardiogenic shock ... , Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... covering both gram positive ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
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 ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... immunodeficiency virus was positive ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #tuberculous