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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
to workup right-heart ... circumferential pericardial ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Also has pericardial ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... Characteristic features ... #Causes #cardiology
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Cost-Effectiveness Workup ... • Ambulatory ECG ... specific high risk features ... indications: • Echocardiogram ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... , Pericardial Tamponade ... Cardiac surgery?
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... features are shown ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... #Management #Workup
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
- PLAX Pt sent ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Effusion #Cardiac ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
- A4C Pt sent to ... K 5.9 without EKG ... #Effusion #Cardiac ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology