Pneumopericardium: Difference between revisions
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*Esophageal diverticula | *Esophageal diverticula | ||
*[[Barotrauma]] | *[[Barotrauma]] | ||
**Mechanical ventilation complication | |||
**SCUBA diving/rapid ascent | |||
**Drug inhalation (especially associated with crack [[cocaine]]) | |||
*[[Asthma]] | *[[Asthma]] | ||
*Valsalva | *Valsalva | ||
*Drug inhalation | *Drug inhalation | ||
*Infectious pericarditis with gas-producing bacteria | *Infectious [[pericarditis]] with gas-producing bacteria | ||
*Thoracic surgery | *Thoracic surgery | ||
*Pericardial fluid drainage | *Pericardial fluid drainage | ||
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*Blunt trauma | *Blunt trauma | ||
*Penetrating trauma | *Penetrating trauma | ||
*Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome | |||
==Evaluation== | ==Evaluation== | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 22 September 2016
Background
- Generally secondary to connection between pericardium and pleural cavity, bronchi, or GI tract
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Causes of pneumopericardium
- GI malignancy
- PUD
- Esophageal diverticula
- Barotrauma
- Mechanical ventilation complication
- SCUBA diving/rapid ascent
- Drug inhalation (especially associated with crack cocaine)
- Asthma
- Valsalva
- Drug inhalation
- Infectious pericarditis with gas-producing bacteria
- Thoracic surgery
- Pericardial fluid drainage
- Blast injury
- Blunt trauma
- Penetrating trauma
- Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome