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Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Leukemia Lung Lymphoma ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... Blunt chest trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... on POCUS In ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #s4c #trauma
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C #clinical ... #Effusion #Trauma
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
of mediastinal lymphoma ... evaluate her JVP (video ... the underlying diagnosis ... extra sound is a pericardial ... #Clinical #Neck
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
good enough at diagnosing ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
on POCUS. 60 ... subtle trace of pericardial ... effusion Dr. ... #Clinical #POCUS ... ultrasound #msk #trauma
Mediastinal Mass (Lymphoma) found on POCUS

Young male with dyspnea on exertion/resting tachycardia. POCUS with tamponade, large
large pleural effusion ... mass encasing the pericardium ... Subsequently diagnosed ... should always get a cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... circumferential pericardial ... effusion. ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
effusion with evidence ... A [arrow] and Video ... The effusion contained ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... #NEJM #clinical