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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Coxsackie virus A and ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... Blunt chest trauma ... sac) Chylopericardium
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #s4c ... #trauma
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Pericardial window ... had hemothoraces and ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Effusion #Trauma
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... Has new large pericardial ... #S4C
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... specific finding and ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Pericardial Waffle Procedure in Constrictive Pericarditis
Pericardial waffle procedure was performed to relieve a thick and constricted
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... haemodynamic improvement (cardiac ... index 1.9 to 3.1 mL ... atrial pressure ... video #openheart #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... wall thickening and ... biatrial enlargement ... Has new large pericardial ... #A4C
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... Hypotension in trauma ... our ED residents and ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c