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Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Left Ventricular Compression ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Cardiac #PLAX #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Cardiology #CTS
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 #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... with significant compression ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... always visible as a meniscus ... might get the impression ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
minimal pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... PA image as a meniscus ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
large pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CTChest #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
sometimes give the impression ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #Effusion ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
spiculae and give the impression ... small pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant