Pericardial disease

Question 1

layers of pericardium

Answer 1

visceral and parietal; separated by 40 ml of pericardial fluid

Question 2

normal thickenss of pericardium

Answer 2

<2mm

> 4mm pericardial thickness is abnormal

Question 3

cardiac tamponade

Answer 3

pericardial effusion that impedes diastolic filling

Question 4

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Answer 4

parallel lucent epicardial/pericardial fat stripes and radiopque pericardial effusion

Question 5

pericardial calcification

Answer 5

viral/uremic pericarditis that calcifies&raquo_space; constrictive

ddx includes old infarct