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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Effusions (Hemopericardium ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... : lung cancer, breast ... have to repeat if malignancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Echocardiogram (A4C ... female metastatic breast ... Echocardiogram #malignant ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #electrical
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Patient developed hemorrhagic ... pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... Echocardiogram (S4C ... female metastatic breast ... Echocardiogram #malignant ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
of Pericardial Effusion ... : Lung Cancer, Breast ... , Melanoma • Malignant ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Diagnosis #Causes #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 ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
of infection or hemorrhage ... higher risk of malignancy ... part-solid nodules were malignant ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... PulmonaryNodule #Followup #RadiologyAssistant
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... On A4C, you can ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial ... Resolution: Malignancy ... particularly lung, breast ... #Malignant #Pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... Effusion with Tamponade ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Cardiac #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #s4c