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

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... )- Differential ... : lung cancer, breast ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... effusion, female ... metastatic breast ... #malignant #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... effusion, female ... metastatic breast ... #malignant #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (PLAX and M-Mode) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic
Massive Pericardial ... effusion, female ... metastatic breast ... #malignant #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... particularly lung, breast ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #clinical #ultrasound
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
effusion or expanding ... pericardial effusion ... along areas of ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
short-axis view Great ... Pericardial effusion ... Differentiate from ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential