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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
percarditis - ... pericarditis, severe ... right heart failure ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... workup right-heart failure ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart Failure ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Left-Sided Heart Failure ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... Pericarditis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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• Left heart failure ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Hypovolemic shock • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... DISEASE • HEART FAILURE ... CARDIOMYOPATHY • PERICARDITIS ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... #Palpitations #Causes
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Commonest cause ... Constriction, restrictive ... , right sided cardiac ... SVC obstruction ... cause it.
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Migraine Cardiac ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... thickening and biatrial ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #S4C