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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Injury Syndrome, Dissection ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Vascular: Aortic dissection ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... - SCAD • Pericardium ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential ... #Cardiology
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... right and left coronary ... Intimal #Flap #dissection ... #a4c #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Cardiomyopathy • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Dilated Coronary ... sinus can mimic pericardial ... Pericardial effusion ... Differentiate from ... #clinical #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary ... heart disease Causes ... in the opposite direction ... may not occur Differential ... #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... voltage Other Causes ... • Acute aortic dissection ... #diagnosis #cardiology