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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... goals of assessing lung ... and relief of dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Management ... #ATS #Guidelines
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Vasculature: - PE ... - Pulmonary HTN ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... lung, a half B-profile ... at another. ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... www.grepmed.com/images/11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... - An Official ATS ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
volume in 1 s; IL ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Guidelines
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... Karan Desai MD, MPH
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
• Amiodarone half ... Dyspnea 3. ... been reported as ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management