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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Romana Sing (unilateral ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... evidence of cardiac ... evidence of cardiac
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Echocardiogram ... Next best step ... #Tamponade #Effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #Pericardial
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... What the best choice ... patient presented in cardiac ... #CPR #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... if they have no clinical ... regurgitation, pericardial effusion ... , or z scores in ... and lab signs (
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Pneumopericardium on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Which diagnosis best ... , no signs of tamponade ... #clinical #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... - Parasternal short ... large pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Romana Sing (unilateral ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... evidence of cardiac ... evidence of cardiac
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac