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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Effusion causing ... explaining this cancer ... #Malignant #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
pleural effusion ... pneumonitis - Cardiomyopathy ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential #diagnosis ... #oncology #cancer
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Emphysema • Cancer ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Age-appropriate cancer ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
No pericardial effusion ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #cancer #Cardiac ... POCUS #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax