5 results
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
pleural effusion ... effusion - Lung ... - Cytopenias (anemia ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... diagnosis #oncology #cancer
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Emphysema • Cancer ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion ... • Anxiety • Anemia
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Asbestos • Uremia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... concerning for malignancy ... hematology for workup ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... : Metastatic cancer
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Infections • Malignancy ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... Serositis: • Pleural ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... • Cervical cancer