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Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Echocardiogram ... Apical approach had best ... distance away from lung ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #effusion #pericardial
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... #Diagnosis #Management
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
A 55-year-old ... edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial ... effusion. ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Next best step ... to definitive managemt ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #Pericardial
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... sparing of the lung