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Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... constriction. ... #Constriction # ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
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
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 ... effusion/pericardial ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... • Constrictive ... Pericarditis • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... circumferential pericardial ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pericardial ... Constriction ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Around the Heart on Chest ... is typical of pericardial ... associated w/ constrictive ... #XRay #CXR #radiology ... #cardiology #clinical
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive ... blue marks on her chest ... Causes = RV failure ... extra sound is a pericardial ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Commonest cause ... Constriction, restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... and even SVC obstruction ... PhysicalExam #clinical #cardiology