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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Hemorrhagic tuberculous ... pericardial effusions ... with pulmonary tuberculosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
detect pleural and pericardial ... effusions, enlarged ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound ... #HIV #Tuberculosis
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Effusion - Diastolic ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Cardiology #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... #Effusion #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... - Malignant pericardial ... effusion - Lung ... metastases Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated ... @emspocus #Diagnosis
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Pericardial window ... Diagnosis? ... small amount of pericardial ... clinical #cardiology #ultrasound ... #Pericardial #Effusion
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
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... effusion in the ... Tuberculosis is ... Cardiology #clinical #ultrasound
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
involvement - seeding ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... #TB #Diagnosis