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Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... with Pericardial ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... acute hemorrhagic pericardial ... effusion? ... pursue surgical management ... #cardiology #complications
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Obstruction - Rupture ... #Cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Here is an immunosuppressed patient with culture proven TB pericardial
Effusion on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... immunosuppressed patient with culture ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
: • Large pericardial ... effusion or expanding ... pericardial effusion ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
- A4C Rare case ... 70M recent MI with ... resp failure and pulmonary ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for pericardial ... effusion • Evaluate ... for causes of PH ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology