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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... effusion one month ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Pericarditis ... evaluate her JVP (video ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocarditis - CAD ... Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... She had gained 15 ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pericarditis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... heart failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
- Differential Diagnosis ... Heart failure - CAD ... Pericardium: - Constrictive ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... #Algorithm #Causes