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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
ex: duplicated SVC ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Lymphoma, Germ cell tumor ... effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial ... subcostal 4-chamber POCUS ... #effusion #s4c ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial ... Effusion Apical ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... PRIMARY Cardiac tumors ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
effusion with large ... #effusion #clot ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... #Effusion #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Echocardiogram (S4c ... found to have tumor ... clinical #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Here is an immunosuppressed patient with culture proven TB pericardial
Effusion on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... #Effusion #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology