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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... "Sausage-like" hemorrhagic ... • Intracranial hemorrhage ... Pericardial Effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
pacer wire on POCUS ... Diagnosis: RV wall ... Vitals stable. ... perforation #wall #PPM ... #effusion #pericardial
PEA Arrest on POCUS with Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well
with Hemorrhagic ... Pericardial Effusion ... Quick look during ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #S4C
Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
Comparison on POCUS ... have loculations moving ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Table #Echocardiogram ... #S4C
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... BP stable. ... RJonesSonoEM #Malignant ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pardee's sign" + PPD ... downsloping - Coving ... intraparenchymal hemorrhage ... #differential #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Infections • Malignancy ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
decompression SVC ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia ... of malignancy: ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis