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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial Effusion ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial effusion ... and left pleural effusion ... -chamber POCUS echocardiogram ... #s4c #POCUS #echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... clot #thrombus #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... • Pulmonary: Upper ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... Mediastinal #Widening #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Exudative Pleural Effusion ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Effusion ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... pulmonary #im #radiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pericardiocentesis #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #effusion #pericardial
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... Hemopericardium)- Differential ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... agents ex. lead, copper ... bites • IVIG infusion ... Rhogam • S/p IV infusion ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential