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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 ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... clinical #cardiology #s4C
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot ... elevation of acute pericarditis ... developed hemorrhagic pericardial ... DrRajeshG1 #Pericardial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute Pericarditis ... Trauma: Direct pericardial ... leakage into pericardial ... sac) Chylopericardium ... Familial pericarditis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... you see on this SC ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Lupus pericarditis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... of constrictive pericarditis ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Purulent Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

20's male on biologic recently treated for CAP.  Now febrile,
Purulent Pericardial ... empyema and purulent pericarditis ... #Purulent #Pericardial ... clinical #ultrasound #s4c
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... Photosensitivity • Malar ... • Asymptomatic pericarditis