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A patient with lung cancer and a curious left atrial mass on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
left atrial mass ... #metastasis #a4c ... #cancer #lung # ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... fluid must raise concern ... CT Correlate: https ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... foreign body, cancer ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Most common - gastric ... and breast cancer ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... #management
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... echogenic mobile material ... Diagnosis made at ... 5 minutes and CT ... #clinical
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... recent DAN) • EMG ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... day, followed by long ... Start steroids if concern ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
- Lung, Pancreas ... , Gastric, and Ovarian ... Clinical Findings ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology