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Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
#Pericardial #effusion ... #clot #thrombus ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV/RV Dysfunction ... Large pericardial effusion ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... has pericardial effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
with inadequate perfusion ... cardiac rhythm dysfunction ... hypothyroidism, ↑PTH ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... bilateral pleural effusions ... identifies systolic dysfunction ... #management #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(3) RV dysfunction ... TR with severe PAH ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV dilation and dysfunction ... echocardiographic findings of PAH ... #Hypertension #PAH ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus