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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... has pericardial effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... has pericardial effusion ... similar sized effusion ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pericardial Effusion ... Trauma Pericarditis ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram ... elevation of acute pericarditis ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... runner presents to clinic ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Tuberculous pericarditis with an effusive-constrictive physiology

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Tuberculous #pericarditis #constrictive #a4c #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Tuberculous pericarditis ... with an effusive-constrictive ... #Tuberculous #pericarditis ... constrictive #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
on ECG - Acute Pericarditis ... small pericardial effusion ... seen on an echocardiogram ... Knuckle #Sign #Pericarditis ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Transudate ... • Constrictive pericarditis ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... as clinically indicated ... (e.g. echocardiogram ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Purulent Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

20's male on biologic recently treated for CAP.  Now febrile,
Purulent Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... recently treated for CAP ... empyema and purulent pericarditis ... #clinical #ultrasound