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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Mediterranean Fever ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... diagnostic tap-fever ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Cardiac injury (e.g ... perforation (e.g ... Postpericardiotomy syndrorne ... #Causes #Pericarditis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... one month ago-pt never ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Aortic valve (AV) level ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Mediterranean fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Large Pericardial Effusion on POCUS 

Good example of swinging heart in pre tamponade. Reason for electrical
Effusion on POCUS ... EKG from same patient ... electrical #alternans #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... A4C #Clinical #Cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Effusion on Echocardiogram ... demonstrating ECG ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #electrical
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Effusion on Echocardiogram ... demonstrating ECG ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #S4C #electrical