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POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Ultrasound
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial ... Note larger right ... #pericardial #effusion ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
On the right side ... since the heart or pericardial ... fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... • Malignancy (e.g ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Might likely have ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Right Ventricle ... filled by the right ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... Cardiac Tamponade ... #Effusion #Cardiac ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... Ultrasound demonstrated ... effusion. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing ... first glance you might ... #Effusion #Cardiac ... Tamponade #clinical #ultrasound ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... hypertension Pericardial ... involvement: - Effusion ... ECG Abnormalities ... multifocal) - Right
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... of obstructive epicardial ... Consider cardiac