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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 ... Note the septal ... bounce (vent. interdependence ... Septal bounce and ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... Agree septal bounce ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Septal bounce, etc ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
erythema nodosum (septal ... CNS symptoms (headache ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... management #signs #symptoms
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
Constrictive Pericarditis ... was enough to diagnose ... Septal bounce clearly ... DrRajeshG1 #CP #Constrictive ... #a4c
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis Behcet's ... : - Bone pain ... osteosclerosis) - Right atrial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Thromboembolism V Vascular disease ... –74 (1 point) Sc ... points - 12.2 % Source ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
microscopy and serial ... ANA ≠ Autoimmune Disease ... context of other symptoms ... or scleroderma (SSc ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
no identifiable source ... decompression SVC ... interventional radiology ... fluids (200–300 mL ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis