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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... - Metastatic: Lung ... #Effusion #Differential
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... Malignant pleural effusion ... - Malignant pericardial ... effusion - Lung ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
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 ... metastatic spread: lung ... #Differential #
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Malignant Pleural Effusions ... rule out a large pericardial ... effusion. ... #lung #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #pulmonary #differential ... #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
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Too slow • Pericardium ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
on Lung POCUS ... Known lung CA. ... subacute(on/off) bleeding ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... transmit sound waves, leading ... propagation of ultrasound ... #Profiles #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Differential