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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... , marked pedal edema ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
window, found to ... have tumor infiltration ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... vital while lab markers ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
window, found to ... have tumor infiltration ... Cardiac #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... strain related to ... pulmonary embolism ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
fever: - Fever + ANC ... antibiotics TLS (tumor-lysis ... interventional radiology ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... renal failure, pulmonary
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Failure secondary to ... 100% reliable sign ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus