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POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
POCUS appearance ... possible pleural effusion ... available) compared to normal ... #Clinical #Comparison ... #Lung #Ultrasound
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
captured beats (normal ... a VT run) and fusion ... Brugada algorithm ... point) of S > 100 ms ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... • Moderate: oral
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
sedimentation rate + Normal ... Infections • Malignancy ... : • Pleural effusions ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... flares • CRP normal
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... exudative pleural effusions ... • Patchy or diffuse ... embolism - Malignancy ... Eosinophilia • Normal
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... and Arthritis Malignancy ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Pharmacologic: • Severe oral