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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... patients with pulmonary ... have to repeat if malignancy ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Pleural Effusion ... pleural effusion ... effusion. ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... DDx: Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Pulmonary embolism ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... Fibrinous #septations #Malignant ... #Pleural #Effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
Solitary Pulmonary ... about Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule A solitary pulmonary ... atelectasis or pleural effusion ... the chance of malignancy
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Hantavirus • Malignant ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... infection and malignancy-associated ... reports of pleural effusion
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 ... Rare: pleural effusions ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary