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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... , breast cancer, ... patients with pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
spp., NHL; Lung cancer ... Parapneumonic effusion ... Bronchoalveolar cancer ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
this parasternal short ... : TB, cancer, bact ... #tamponade #hemorrhagic ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Cardiology
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Simplified A-a (assumes Room ... of Respiratory Center ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Disease and more • Diffusion ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Echocardiogram (PSAX ... the parasternal short-axis ... Differentiate from ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
ventricle suggesting pulmonary ... was metastatic pulmonary ... later he developed RVOT ... Ventricular #Mass #Cancer ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
with cardiac and pulmonary ... Distorted anatomy: RVOT ... No pericardial effusion ... Sarcoma #malignant #cancer ... echocardiogram #plax
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
thickening in the basal parts ... there is a broad differential ... hemorrhage (although ... patient was a bird-fancier ... #Clinical #Radiology