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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View
Constrictive pericarditis with Septal bounce, ventricular interdependence

Dr. James
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Septal bounce, ventricular ... clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... to workup right-heart ... (D) a leftward ventricular ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

Echo shows normal biventricular size and systolic function,
Constrictive Pericarditis ... #Pericarditis # ... Echocardiogram #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... dissociation, ventricular ... percarditis - ... right heart failure ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Inflow Across A-V Valves ... intrapericardial (heart ... transmitted to the heart ... pericarditis #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #dissociation
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... • PSAX: Mitral Valve ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... Hypovolemic shock • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ischemia • Left Ventricular ... • Pericardial Constriction ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Univentricular heart, Left Ventricular type l-loop

Ventriculoarterial connections are discordant 
Common atrioventricular valve 
Pulmonary artery banding
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, Left Ventricular ... atrioventricular valve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #Cardiology