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Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
of lung cancer ... cancer (10%–12%) & hematologic ... malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... CA, small cell lung ... Biliary stone, Malignancy ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... absence of intrinsic lung ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... on radioactive lung ... #diagnosis #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
- 80% have fever ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... with tetany or cardiac ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... Hematologic malignancy ... Diagnosis Of NTM
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Infections • Malignancy ... (e.g. hematologic ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... neuropathy or cardiac ... #Management #Signs
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
causes (chronic lung ... m/s • Other signs ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Venous disease (SVC ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
: - Fever + ANC ... ): - Hematologic ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... ICANS: altered level ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis