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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
Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Rare glimpse of echocardiogram just at the onset of VF, no organized
Ventricular Fibrillation ... , no organized heart ... #Fibrillation # ... clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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
wave - Atrial fibrillation ... 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
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RV), tricuspid valve ... identify at slower heart ... lost in atrial fibrillation ... pericarditis (CP ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS - Apical ... the transplanted heart ... #cardiology #clinical ... #a4c #AV #Dissociation