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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... and relief of dyspnea ... hospital admission, removal
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Exercise intolerance, dyspnea ... • Ventilation-perfusion ... Vessels Thrombi Removal ... hemodynamic variables, dyspnea ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... pleural effusion ... hospital admission, removal ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
exudative pleural effusions ... Dyspnea 3. ... pneumonia - Pulmonary ... embolism - Malignancy ... #diagnosis #management
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
ventilation-to-perfusion ... this stage, the pulmonary ... Citerio @Dr_Cit #COVID19 ... Variations #Diagnosis #Management ... #SARSCOV2 #Coronavirus
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Facial swelling, dyspnea ... interventional radiology ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... renal failure, pulmonary ... , SOB, pleural effusions