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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... chest pain ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy vs Constrictive Pericarditis
 - Mitral inflow
 - Tricuspid inflow
 - Hepatic vein flow
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vs Constrictive Pericarditis ... #Constrictive #Pericarditis ... #comparison #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Boerhaave Syndrome 
Postemesis 
Iatrogenic (most common)
Left Posterolateral most common

Mackler's Triad:
Lower Chest Pain
Vomiting
Subcutaneous Emphysema

#Boerhaave #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs
Triad: Lower Chest ... Pain Vomiting Subcutaneous ... Boerhaave #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Signs
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute Pericarditis ... or pericarditis ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Carina crossover sign ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
Pericarditis can ... treatment for pericarditis ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #Echocardiogram ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... blue marks on her chest ... the underlying diagnosis ... , constrictive pericarditis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... intolerance • Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Dressler Syndrome - 
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon syndrome / Postpericardlotomy pericarditis
• Occurs 2 -10 weeks post myocardial infarction
Postpericardlotomy pericarditis ... low-grade fever • Chest ... pleuritic) • Pericarditis ... Dressler #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Postmyocardlal