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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 ... edema, and clear lungs ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Papillosis, Constrictive ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... • Interstitial lung
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
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you see on this SC ... could pinpoint the cause ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... clinical #cardiology #A3C
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... heart failure • Constrictive ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... - Differential ... Diagnosis - 4 separate ... #clinical #a4c ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... - Mechanism: causes