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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 ... has pericardial effusion ... Also had medial mitral ... similar sized effusion ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
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
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
circumferential pericardial effusion ... , (B) a septal mitral ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Infectious; Viral ... pericardial injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... pericardial sac ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe aortic or mitral ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... , constrictive pericarditis ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #Types #diagnosis
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe aortic or mitral ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... , constrictive pericarditis ... commonly due to trauma ... Classification #types #diagnosis
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