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Module 17 : Pericardial Disease Flashcards

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what are the anatomical layers of the pericardium from inner to outer

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  • visceral layer (epicardium)
  • fluid
  • partial layer
  • fibrous layer
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where does the pericardium insert posteriorly

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  • IVC and superiors to the pulmonary veins
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where does the pericardium insert superiorly

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  • great vessels
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where is the normal amount of serous fluid

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20-50 ml

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what are 4 functions of the pericardium

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  • limits over distension of the heart
  • helps distribute diastolic pressure
  • reduces friction
  • infection barrier
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what is the epicardial fat

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  • layer of fat anterior to the heart

- usually along the AV groove & inter ventricular & coronary after tracts

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what is the purpose of the epicardial fat

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  • protects from blunt force trauma
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what is/causes a pericardial effusion

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  • increased amount of fluid within pericardial space

- irritation/injury to pericardium

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what is pericardial tamponade

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  • marked or fast increase in intrapericardial pressure above intracardiac pressures
  • compresses the heart and impairs its ability to fill
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what is pericarditis and what does it do

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  • inflammation of the pericardial surfaces

- restricts diastolic function

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what two things cause pericardial effusion

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  • injury to/inflammation of pericardium

- when irritated visceral pericardium secretes fluid

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what is a consequence of pericardial effusion and what are the consequences dependant on

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  • large effusions that accumulate fast reduces SV by restricted filling
  • effects depend on the amount of fluid and rate of accumulation
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what are the 3 descriptors of pericardial effusion

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  • location
  • amount
  • hemodynamic comprise
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what is common about most locations of pericardial effusions

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  • tends to be dependant (posterior at first)

- will then extend anterior to aorta

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what are the 3 different ways to describe amount of pericardial

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  • small
  • moderate
  • large
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what are 2 different ways to describe locations pericardial effusions

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  • circumferential

- loculated

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what are 6 different aetiologies of pericardial effusions

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  • infectious
  • inflammation
  • anasarca
  • malignant
  • trauma
  • iatrogenic
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what are the signs and symptoms

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  • chest pain
  • SOB
  • increased JVP
  • pericardial rub
  • quiet heart sounds
  • sand paper
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what will the ECG look like with pericardial effusions

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  • low voltage ECG

- electrical alterans

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what are the intrapericardial and intracardial pressures in normal heart

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  • low intrapericardial

- high intracardiac

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what are the intrapericardial and intracardial pressure in effusion and what does it cause

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  • high intrapericardial
  • high intracardiac
  • diastolic collapse of right heart
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what happens with PP > RAP

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  • MAP and CO fall
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what happens with PP > RVP

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  • MAP and CO fall even more
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what is the 2D role of echo with effusions

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  • location
  • potential collapse of chambers
  • differentiation of pleural effusion
  • size
  • clear space or echoes within
  • pericardial thickness
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what are the doppler roles of echo with pericardial effusions

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  • diastolic function assessment

- changes in LV and RV filling with respiration

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what is the characteristics of physiological pericardial effusion

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  • 2-5mm space in systole

- 20-50 ml of fluid

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what is the characteristics of mild pericardial effusion

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  • < 0.5-1 cm space in systole and diastole

- 50-100 ml

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what is the characteristics of moderate pericardial effusion

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  • 1-2 cm (posterior space in systole and diastole)

- 100-500 ml fluid

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what is the characteristics of large pericardial effusion

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  • > 2cm and and posterior space in systole and diastole

- >500ml

30
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when is pericardial effusion measured

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  • end diastole in PSAX or LAX at pap muscle level
31
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what is pericardial effusion always anterior to

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anterior to descending AO

32
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what is pleural effusions always posterior to

33
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when is the pericardial effusion measured in M mode

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  • anechoic space between epicardium and pericardium to be measured in diastole
34
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when does the posterior wall lift off the pericardial border in M mode

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which way does the septum shift with inspiration and expiration

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  • left = inspiration

- right = expiration

36
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what are the 2D imaging considerations with PE

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  • gain too high fills in space
  • image depth too shallow miss
  • anterior pericardial fat
  • dilated coronary sinus
  • pseudo aneurysms
  • large pleural effusion
37
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what are the M mode considerations with PE

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  • parasternal beam transects DAO misten for PE
38
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pathophysiology of pericardial tamponade

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  • rapid accumulation of fluid
  • heart swings in chest
  • high pressure intrapericardial cavity
  • impairs cardiac chamber filling due to a rise in intrapericardial pressure thus impatiens SV and CO
  • life threatening
  • intrapericardial pressure rises
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what is the order of chambers that would collapse with pericardial tamponade

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  • RA
  • RV
  • LAP
  • LV
40
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what happens to the right heart with tamponade

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- affected first 
  \+ RA systolic collapse
  \+ RV diastolic collapse
  \+ reciprocal RV/LV respiratory changes (septal shifting)
  \+ reduced TD velocities
  \+ SVC nad IVC dilated
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what happens to the left heart with tamponade

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  • LV diastolic filling imparied
  • volume changed with respiration
  • SV drops= BP drops
  • tachycardia
42
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what type of pericardial tamponade is most common

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  • subacute and chronic
43
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what are the two types of causes of pericardial tamponade

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  • acute

- subacute chronic

44
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what are the causes of acute tamponade

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  • trauma
  • AO dissection
  • dressers
  • MI
  • iatrogenic
45
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what are the causes of subacute chronic tamponade

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  • idiopathic
  • viral pericaditis
  • mets
  • radiation
  • fluid varys
  • pericardium stretches
  • fibrin strains seen
46
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what will tamponade look like on ECG

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  • tachycardia

- electrical alterans ( alternating amplitudes QRS changes)

47
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what are the clinical signs of tamponade

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  • becks triad

- pulses paradoxus

48
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what is Becks triad

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  • low arterial BP
  • distended neck veins
  • muffled heart sounds
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what is pulsus paradoxes

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  • abnormally large decrease in pulse amplitude during inspiration
50
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what are complications to tamponade

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  • shock
  • hypotension
  • altered mental state
  • death
51
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what is ventricular interdependence

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  • any size, shape pressure or volume of one ventricle changes the size shape volume of other ventricle
  • becomes prominent with pericardial effusion
52
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how does inspiration and expiration change the echo findings in echo with tamponade

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  • insp = increased RV volume, decreased LV volume

- exp = decreased RV volume

53
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what are the doppler findings of tamponade

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  • > /= 25-30% change of MV E velocities

- TV E velocities > 50-60% change with respiration

54
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what are the 2 treatments of tamponade

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  • pericardiocentiusis = echo guided, low risk, needle aspirated, drain from catheter
  • pericardial window = surgical, reserved for chronic effusions and chronic pericarditis
55
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what is hemoperricardium

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  • collection of blood in pericardial sac

- blood does not usually clot due to antithrombotic factors in pericardial effusion

56
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what is the definition of pericarditis

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  • inflammation of pericardial sac
57
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what is the result of pericarditis

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  • fibrosis
  • thickenin g
  • purulent ( stuck pericardium)
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what is constrictive pericarditis

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  • parietal pericardium no compliant

- RV and LV diastolic filling is reduced and restricted Grade 3 DD

59
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what are the common aetiologies of pericarditis

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  • acute infection
  • trauma
  • post surgical
  • post MI
  • chronic pericardial effusion
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what happens with constrictive pericarditis

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  • normally heart allowed to expand
  • with fluid in pericardial sac&raquo_space; decreased expansion
  • with further restricted pericardium&raquo_space; decreased expansion worse
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what are the sounds heard with pericarditis

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  • friction rub
  • heard with auscultation
  • may be caused by crystals
62
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what are the symptoms of pericarditis

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  • chest pain

- JVP pressure increases with inspiration

63
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what is the ECG look like with

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  • diffuse ST segment elevation
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what are the 2D findings with pericarditis

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  • thickened echo genie pericardium
  • fibrotic
  • shadow
  • pericardium may be stuck to myocardium
  • pericardial fluid
  • pleural effusion
  • IVC dilated
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what are the M mode features of constrictive pericarditis

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  • posteriori LV wall stuck to pericardium
  • pericardial layers look bright and thickened
  • RAIL ROAD TRACK appearance
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what are the doppler findings of constrictive pericarditis

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- restrictive physiology 
  \+ increased MV E/A ratio
  \+ decreased MV DT
  \+ decreased IVRT
  \+ IVC plethora 
- tissue doppler E prime increased (septal > lateral)
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how is filling changed with inspiration with CP

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  • decreased LV filling
  • increased RV filling
  • IVS shift toward the left
  • > 25 - 30% change in MV inflow velocity is abnormal
68
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how is filling changed with expiration with CP

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  • increase LV filling
  • decreased RV filling
  • IVS shifts toward right
  • > 25-30% change in MV inflow velocity is abnormal
69
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characteristics of pericardial masses

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  • invasion of pericardium with mets
  • hard to differentiations form clots of fibrin clusters
  • lung breasts lymphatic

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