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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
you see on this SC ... has pericardial effusion ... Hypertensive without ... similar sized effusion ... clinical #cardiology #s4C
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
elevation of acute pericarditis ... severe dyspnoea and hypotension ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466174/

- VCU Ultrasound
Signs of Tamponade ... hypertension! ... #tamponade #phtn ... #pulmonary #hypertension ... echocardiogram #a4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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skin thickening Signs ... myocardial fibrosis, pericarditis ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... arterial HTN)
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension ... Signs of Tamponade ... hypertension! ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary hypertension results in compensatory changes to the RV. The RV appears
Severe Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... hypertension results ... rectangular (from A4C ... PHTN #Echocardiogram
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... m/s • Other signs ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... who respond to medical
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... Echocardiogram Pulmonary ... arterial hypertension ... 100% reliable sign ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Management Summary • Hypotension ... (Normotension, HTN ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... Tamponade - Pulmonary