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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... #Malignant #Pleural ... #Effusions #MPE ... #Algorithm #Management
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Dyspnea - Considerations ... - Malignant pleural ... effusion - Malignant ... Hypercoagulable -> PE ... #algorithm #differential
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... prospective e/o dyspnea ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... in severe cases ... sliding COPD or ... ) POCUS 101 @
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Vascular (PE ... • Interstitial lung ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... (MPE) - An Official ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Dyspnea 3. ... embolism - Malignancy ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP