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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... disease of: - Heart ... valves - Pericardium ... Changes in Pre-Test ... #differential #diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... out Left-Sided Heart ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Pericardium • Constrictive
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Shot through the heart ... Diagnosis? ... S4C #clinical #cardiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
independent prognostic value ... mortality and heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
identify left atrial thrombus ... serum creatinine, test ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
identify at slower heart ... systole): c-v wave fusion ... systole): ↑ in constrictive ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
stenosis Rheumatic heart ... Commissural fusion ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... , pericardial effusion ... mental state), heart ... classification #diagnosis