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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Constrictive Pericarditis ... abnormality from ventricular ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Exaggerated Ventricular ... • Rapid Early Ventricular ... Cessation due to Stiff Pericardium ... → Exaggerated Ventricular ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... constriction. ... but very clear ventricular ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... View • Right Ventricular ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
effusion with Left Ventricular ... Postoperative #Pericardial ... Tamponade #Cardiac #PLAX ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Short Axis View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function, as
Constrictive Pericarditis ... abnormality from ventricular ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #psax
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Ultrasound Right Ventricular ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... echocardiogram #psax ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... halt, increased pericardial ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... imaging of the ventricular ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Anterior Regional Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram 
PSLA window from echocardiogram done on admission of
Abnormality on POCUS ... No pericardial effusion ... initial echo done during ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #PLAX #clinical