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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Note the septal ... Also has pericardial ... one month ago-pt never ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Intracardiac Septal ... separate cases: Case 1: ... LV Clot Case 2: ... #Intracardiac #Septal ... #clinical #a4c
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
1. ... recommendations 2. ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... regurgitation, pericardial ... within 10 d of fever
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
IATROGENIC DISEASE ... are uncommon - 1 ... to 2% of patients ... Mediterranean fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... frequently have lung septic ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... >LAP as atrial septum ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
(chronic lung disease ... , left heart disease ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... of ventricular septum ... 2) DIAGNOSE -
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Ischemic heart disease ... algorithm to determine ... : - Known CV disease ... one post op Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease ... (1) Thickened ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus