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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
mitral velocity and hepatic ... Hypertensive without ... next day due to infectious ... #Pericarditis #CP ... #clinical #cardiology
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
with SARS-CoV-2 ... infection (PIMS-TS ... ) Clinical features ... oxygen requirement, hypotension ... some: abdominal
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung cancer • Septic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... cough Pleuritic CP
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung cancer • Septic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... cough Pleuritic CP
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... • CT: Halo sign ... CMV: • 2-4 ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Rhinocerebral 2) ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... fungal stain of clinical ... • Septic shock
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... classically purple abdominal ... 5) Secondary hypertension ... susceptibility to infections ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
: - Fever + ANC ... if SSTI or port infection ... CT abdomen if abdominal ... pain; full infectious ... renal failure, pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Skin exam for infection ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary