Episode 362 – WDx #32: Stiff Shells and Stiff Hearts—Dissecting Constrictive Pericarditis & Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Author
- jah354
- Published
- Thu 31 Oct 2024
- Episode Link
- https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/2024/10/31/episode-362-wdx-32-stiff-shells-and-stiff-hearts-dissecting-constrictive-pericarditis-restrictive-cardiomyopathy/
Kaylin, Sharmin, Cheryl, and Jane discuss two cases of volume overload. Kaylin reviews the pathophysiology behind constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyopathy, normal pericardial and thoracic anatomy and pressure changes with respiration, and the difference in treatments between the two disease processes.
