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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... • Vasculature: PE ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Causes #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Number of Cannon A per ... are enough to diagnose ... the case as Typical ... Hussain Ch @Hussainch ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... has Kussmaul's sign ... the underlying diagnosis ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
/ Peak • With ... Trough - 'CV' Fusion ... of Lancisi Sign ... Pressure #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #cardiology #physicalexam
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Sonographic Pulsus Paradoxus: Pulsed wave Doppler over mitral valve inflow demonstrating peak velocity change >25% with
demonstrating peak ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
caused by RA contraction ... fusion and blunting ... in constrictive pericarditis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... with constrictive pericarditis ... infarction, massive PE ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes