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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
• Inflammatory pericardial ... effusion (new or ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... #criteria #cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
or middle lobe collapse ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusionCXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... evidence of RA/RV collapse ... with similar peri effusion ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Also has pericardial ... effusion/pericardial ... without RA/RV collapse ... similar sized effusion ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation of Pericardial Disease

Tl-weighted fast spin echo - Morphological assessment of the pericardium
effusion • Signal ... effusionpericardial ... such as RV/RA collapse ... #Pericarditis # ... #Radiology
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
effusion. ... Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... Effusion with Tamponade ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... Note RA collapse ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... Effusion with Tamponade ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... Note RA collapse ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
bilateral pleural effusions ... ). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... → no signs of CXR ... of obstructive epicardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology