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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Behcet Syndrome • Malignant ... , Breast Cancer, ... Melanoma • Malignant
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... , breast cancer, ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... have to repeat if malignancy
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Echocardiogram (S4C ... metastatic breast cancer ... Echocardiogram #malignant ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #S4C #electrical
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... - Differential ... Retrosternal Thyroid • Malignant ... Tumors, Thyroid Cancers ... #Syndrome #Differential
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Lymphoma, Head / Neck scc ... Tularemia), Breast Cancer ... tuberculosis • Malignant ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (A4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Massive Pericardial ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... metastatic breast cancer ... Echocardiogram #malignant ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
EMERGENCIES:: Malignant ... (chest wall) Malignant ... Pericardial Effusion ... Hypercalcemia Of Malignancy ... #diagnosis #cancer
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
Syndrome Malignant ... - Lung Cancer ... - Metastatic Cancer ... Non-Malignant ... #Differential #
Unexpected severe pericardial effusion in a patient with colon cancer and DVT. Never forget POCUS of
Unexpected severe pericardial ... patient with colon cancer ... Never forget POCUS ... PericardialEffusion #A4C ... #PSAX #Malignant
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Lymphoma: These malignant ... - Pericardial ... can be benign or malignant ... can be benign or malignant