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Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
thrombolysed with SK ... tamponade!! ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion and Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C CA patient ... #POCUS #clinical
Unexpected severe pericardial effusion in a patient with colon cancer and DVT. Never forget POCUS of
severe pericardial effusion ... CasasolaGarcia #Clinical ... PericardialEffusion #A4C ... #PSAX #Malignant ... #Tamponade
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... usually flimsy and ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... malignancy-associated ... common presenting symptom ... case reports of pleural ... effusion associated
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
on POCUS This 50 ... pulmonary involvement ... No pericardial effusion ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #POCUS #clinical
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... are any signs/symptoms ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
fever: - Fever + ANC ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthritis Malignancy