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Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
Table 1: Annual ... aortic aneurysm ... Brewster DC et al ... aortic aneurysms ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Vascular: - Aortic ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
exam is to detect pleural ... and pericardial effusions ... , enlarged abdominal ... liver lesions – all ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... attack, ILD flare, Pleural ... effusion, Pneumonia ... Sarcoid, Tumor, Pleural ... effusion, Pulmonary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... indwelling IV cannula ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... patterns, small pleural ... effusions) ... Diagnosis • Management ... months by Fatima Al
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
Pericardial Effusion ... best choice for management ... Case credit @BrianKohen ... Echocardiogram #clinical #ultrasound ... #ACLS #Intraarrest
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... Treat underlying cause ... (~20 %) and APL ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment