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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... Primary systemic amyloidosis ... #Differential #
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
good enough at diagnosing ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Clinical Manifestations ... protein-albumin" dissociation ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Persistent pleural effusions
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... ultrasound to identify pericardial ... generally toward left shoulder ... toward the largest pericardial
Mediastinal Mass (Lymphoma) found on POCUS

Young male with dyspnea on exertion/resting tachycardia. POCUS with tamponade, large
large pleural effusion ... mass encasing the pericardium ... Subsequently diagnosed ... always get a cardiac ... #clinical #ultrasound
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Pericardial effusion ... should not show ... Differentiate from ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS