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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 ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #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 ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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• Left heart failure ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Pericarditis ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... DISEASE • HEART FAILURE ... CARDIOMYOPATHY • PERICARDITIS ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
paradoxical increase or failure ... Constriction, restrictive ... , right sided cardiac ... SVC obstruction ... PhysicalExam #clinical #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Tamponade • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic ... for Causes of Pericarditis ... Radiation - Chronic or constrictive ... - Acute renal failure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology