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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... metastatic spread: lung ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Differential #
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... inform clinical team ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... to identify pericardial
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Effusion on POCUS ... (particularly lung ... the most common cause ... #Effusion #POCUS ... Cardiology #clinical #ultrasound
Pericardial Lymphoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

“Anaconda inside pericardial cavity” - Pericardial effusion with mass inside in a
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... effusion with mass ... inside in a case ... pediatric lymphoma. 8 year ... old on treatment
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... during CPR on POCUS ... patient presented in cardiac ... Case credit @BrianKohen ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential