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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... most frequently SCC ... most frequently SCC ... vascular - pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you see on this SC ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... ex: duplicated SVC ... ) • Pulmonary: ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... most support her diagnosis ... Resolution: Pulmonary ... clinical #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... atrial pressure, Pulmonary ... guanylate cyclase (sGC
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... was enough to diagnose ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

S/p mitral repair and MAZE. Hypotensive dyspneic, lightheaded.
Bedside U/S expediting diagnosis treatment
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... U/S expediting diagnosis ... ultrasound_vcu #Pulmonary ... #s4c #clinical
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (A4C) A4c view ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #Sign #POCUS #Echocardiogram