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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
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
pericardial injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... pericardial sac ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Trauma
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... Hypotension in trauma ... benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Venous disease (SVC ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Disease: Pericarditis ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... • Asymptomatic pericarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
decompression SVC ... interventional radiology ... fluids (200–300 mL ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis