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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Considerations with Malignancy ... Directly Malignancy ... pleural effusion ... - Malignant pericardial ... - Cytopenias (anemia
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... of indwelling pleural ... #Malignant #Pleural ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Asbestos • Uremia ... #Hepatology #causes
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Intermittent: Diffuse ... Cervical osteophytes, malignancy ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... the underlying cause ... gastroenterology #workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... focus on improving perfusion ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Consider whether poor perfusion ... be replaced or its ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... #Management #Workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
hematological malignancy ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... diagnostic for HL and its