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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... CMR). ... Chronic Pericarditis ... #criteria #cardiology ... #chronic
Kussmaul's Sign in Constrictive Pericarditis on Physical Exam

- Susan Joseph MD @SusanJosephMD

#Kussmauls #Sign #Pericarditis #physicalexam #clinical
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... Kussmauls #Sign #Pericarditis ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Anemia, Arrhythmia, Pericarditis ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... Metabolic acidosis (eg ... #Causes #Differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Glass Opacity - Chronic ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Chest pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Immunosuppressants (chronic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign - JVP

This patient has Kussmaul's sign, an increase in apparent JVP/CVP with inspiration. While
with constrictive pericarditis ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... Clinical #JVP #Neck ... #Veins #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... evaluate her JVP (video ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... #Clinical #Neck ... #Cardiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Pericarditis: PR ... ST elevation: Differential ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #differential # ... cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology