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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #Echocardiogram
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
POCUS Pearls for ... Tamponade - Pericardial ... SAlerhand #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... New onset HFpEF case ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Pericardium: - Constrictive ... - Tamponade ... #differential #diagnosis
The FAST exam from the case in this episode reveals a massive hemopericardium with tamponade. RV
exam from the case ... RV collapse = tamponade ... Crazy case with ... #Peds #Trauma #POCUS ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Shock Differential Diagnosis ... Obstructive: • Cardiac tamponade ... pneumothorax • Constrictive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #shock #causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... • Constrictive ... #Algorithm #Causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Effusion • Cardiac Tamponade ... * • Constriction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bacterial Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
Presented with heart failure sx, required subxyphoid drain and antibiotics
Note ventricular
Bacterial Constrictive ... Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... required subxyphoid drain ... #Echocardiogram