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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... compression of RA ... #pericardial #effusion
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Infectious Knee Effusions ... arthritis - Juvenile RA ... Traumatic Knee Effusions
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... tuberculous pericardial effusions ... MCTD, Lupus, GPA, RA ... #Pericardial #Effusion
RHEUMATOID LUNG DISEASE:
•	RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).
•	Pleural disease (pleural thickening/effusions).
•	Airway disease (Both upper & lower airway).
•	Rheumatoid
LUNG DISEASE: • RA-associated ... lung disease (RA-ILD ... pleural thickening/effusions ... RHEUMATOID EFFUSION ... #rheumatoid #effusion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Algorithm Exudative Effusion ... Inflammatory (RA ... Transudative Effusion ... Normal #Pleural #Effusion
Pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4c)
RA collapse= earliest sign. RV collapse =
Pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram (S4c) RA ... #Pericardial #effusion
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
right atrium (RA ... small pericardial effusion
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
has pericardial effusion ... high-no evidence of RA ... with similar peri effusion
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial Effusion ... large pericardial effusion ... rt/lt pleural effusions ... Note RA collapse ... as pericardial effusion