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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Other • Anemia
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... due to alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Treatment: ... may result from low ... • Allogeneic HSCT ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
mg per day How ... starting amiodarone treatment ... and exudative pleural ... respiratory distress syndrome ... confirmatory findings on HRCT
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
acid, high LDH, low ... high d-dimer, low ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... • AIDS with low ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... infiltrates, pleural
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
before beginning treatment ... LV failure - Low ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
tone = increased flow ... to pass through pleural ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
HLH is a critical ... Clinical Presentation ... - Cytopenias (anemia ... Low/absent NK-cell ... transplantation (HSCT