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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • ... ex: duplicated SVC ... effusion • CXR ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... (S4C) demonstrating ... cancer ... 1800 ml ... malignant #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #S4C #electrical
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Pericardial window ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Effusion #Trauma
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Cardiac ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
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
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Pt has biventricular ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #S4C
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Diagnosis Framework ... depletion • Pulmonary ... embolism • Pericardial ... insufficiency (MC ... #diagnosis #causes