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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... : lung cancer, breast ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... on Echocardiogram ... female metastatic breast ... #Echocardiogram ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... on Echocardiogram ... female metastatic breast ... #Echocardiogram ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... on Echocardiogram ... female metastatic breast ... #Echocardiogram ... malignant #clinical #cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
(normal sinus beat ... a VT run) and fusion ... Brugada algorithm ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... particularly lung, breast ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #clinical
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Hemopericardium and Cardiac ... Next best step ... #Tamponade #Effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Pericardial #Cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... 36% to 39% of cardiac ... metastases, breast ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) demonstrated on Echocardiogram Bubble Study

Intra-cardiac shunt: Bubbles appear in LA quickly (within 3
demonstrated on Echocardiogram ... Study Intra-cardiac ... Intra-pulmonary shunt (this video ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... clinical #POCUS #cardiology