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Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pericardial ... Effusion Trauma ... twitter.com/thame #Pericardial ... #Effusion #Differential
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
Ascites, pericardial ... pleural effusion ... Answer: Ascites, pericardial ... RJonesSonoEM #Ascites #pericardial ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... Evaluation #Cardiology #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial ... Effusion Apical ... effusion with significant ... #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound
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 ... effusions are uncommon ... #Differential #
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... - Malignant pericardial ... effusion - Lung ... valves - Pericardium ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Lymphoma, Leukemia, Pericardial ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Pericardial ... #Effusion #Differential
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial effusion with Left Ventricular Compression and Tamponade

- Reza Karimianpour, D.O. https://twitter.com/officialdrk12

#Postoperative #Pericardial #Effusion
Postoperative Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... effusion with Left ... Postoperative #Pericardial ... #Effusion #LVCompression ... #PLAX #POCUS #Ultrasound
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
bleeding. ... bleeding was suspected ... Ultrasound demonstrated ... effusion. ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusion • CXR ... Mediastinal #Widening #Differential