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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... mitral velocity and hepatic ... next day due to infectious ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... reversal of the hepatic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic symptoms • Pericarditis ... has five major clinical ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... normal glucose level ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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OF INFECTION? ... • Fever (>38C) ... respiratory distress • Abdominal ... SEVERE SEPSIS/SEPTIC ... capillary refill >2 sec
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Skin exam for infection ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal