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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
could pinpoint the cause ... Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4C #SeptalBounce
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... injury Cardiac ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... sac) Chylopericardium ... Differential #Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Constrictive Pericarditis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Also has pericardial ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #definition #differential
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #S4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C