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Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pericardial Effusion ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
increase • Coronary perfusion ... Peripheral tissue perfusion ... Peripheral tissue perfusion ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Exudative Pleural Effusion ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Effusion ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... pulmonary #im #radiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Bulge Sign on Knee Exam - Useful for identifying small knee effusions.

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Bulge #Sign
Bulge Sign on Knee ... identifying small knee effusions ... Janetbirdope #Bulge #Sign ... #Knee #Effusion ... #PhysicalExam #
Bulge Sign on Knee Exam - Useful for identifying small knee effusions.

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Bulge #Sign
Bulge Sign on Knee ... identifying small knee effusions ... Janetbirdope #Bulge #Sign ... #Knee #Effusion ... #PhysicalExam #
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
of Pericardial Effusion ... - Differential ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... Hemopericardium)- Differential ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4c)
RA collapse= earliest sign. RV collapse =
Pericardial effusion ... with signs of tamponade ... collapse= earliest sign ... #Pericardial #effusion ... echocardiogram #cardiology