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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Cancer, Breast ... #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... metastatic spread: lung ... cancer, breast ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... in adults - Breast ... - Thyroid - Lung ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... pregnancy related cause ... Hemodynamically stable ... thromboembolic disease, breast ... endometrial path0100' or breast
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... underlying cause ... underlying cause ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
(particularly lung ... , breast, melanoma ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... Donepezil Congenital long ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... Does NOT treat current ... 1b (lidocaine)- case
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment