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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... , marked pedal edema ... circumferential pericardial ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Medium and large ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... (Clinical Dx). ... diagnosis #management #signs
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... PratsEM Distorted anatomy ... No pericardial effusion ... seen in region ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... no established medical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
metabolism, - regional ... - regional ischemia ... patient’s complete medical ... perfusion - Cardiac ... - Compartment syndrome