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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Arthritis, Sjogren Syndrome ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... Metastatic: Lung Cancer ... , Breast Cancer, ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
the urgent care center ... showed a classic syndrome ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Proximal LAD STEMI with Anterior Wall Akinesis on POCUS

If you have trouble appreciating regional wall motion
The area of concern ... AnteriorWall #Akinesis #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #Cardiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... fluid must raise concern ... Hemopericardium #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... S4C #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Wide (1) VT - DANGER ... B Afib + WPW - DANGER ... Vfib/flutter - DANGER ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
noncompaction syndrome ... clinical #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... red flags - Low chance ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... to infectious concern ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
) • Short QT Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... imbalance • Cancer ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Heart Disease, Cancer-Related ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential #cardiology