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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
- An Official ATS ... /STS/STR Clinical ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... #Management #ATS
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... of Serotonin Syndrome ... Diaphresis, flushing • CNS ... Hyperthermia UCSD ... #Symptoms #spectrum
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... fatal in 10% of pts ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... Criteria for PE • Clinical ... Signs and Symptoms ... Hemoptysis - 1.0 • Malignancy
Signet Ring Sign on Chest CT
 • Prominently dilated airway compared to its accompanying pulm vessel.
Signet Ring Sign ... on Chest CT • ... airway compared to its ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... - anemia - CNS ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... disorder or lymphoid malignancy ... Viral Infection Clinical ... influenza (younger pts ... disease (younger pts
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Signs and symptoms ... stimulation Clinical ... FLARE) (85% of pts ... predominant) (15% of pts
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... TLS (tumor-lysis syndrome ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... renal failure, pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
- An Official ATS ... /STS/STR Clinical ... there are any signs ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary