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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... Ventricular Collapse - Systolic ... Vena Cava #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... Ventricular Collapse - Systolic ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... HHT • Primary systemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
thickening Signs and Symptoms ... : • Cardiac: myocardial ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Myocardial • Systolic
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features of Systemic ... 50%): Pleurisy / effusion ... joints Nervous system ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Symptoms: Tiredness ... Bradycardia, Pericardial ... effusion, Cold ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Endocrinology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... Aneurysm - Global systolic ... hypertension Pericardial ... involvement: - Effusion ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... solid cancers • Systemic ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... Pulmonary: pleural effusion ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Hyperthyroidism – symptoms and signs. 

Symptoms:

Weight loss, Increased appetite, Irritability/behaviour change, Restlessness, Malaise, Stiffness, Muscle weakness,
Symptoms: Weight ... peripheries, Systolic ... hypertension, Cardiac ... #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology