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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic ... chest pain ... 4) pericardial effusion ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
silhouette on the chest ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cardiomegaly ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A3C
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aneurysm • Pericarditis ... • Pleural Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
large pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CTChest # ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
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 #clinical ... #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... #Management #Cardiology