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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Considerations with Malignancy ... Directly Malignancy ... spread to lung - Malignant ... - Malignant pericardial ... metastases Treatment
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison ... Syndrome - NMS - Malignant ... Hyperthermia - Malignant ... Catatonia Cause ... Mental Status - Treatment
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant ... Syndrome, and Malignant ... #Neuroleptic #Malignant ... #Malignant #Catatonia ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... • Burns Non malignant ... effect following treatment ... Non-hematologic malignancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Behcet Syndrome • Malignant ... , Melanoma • Malignant ... #cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial ... Resolution: Malignancy ... the most common cause ... #Malignant #Pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Systemic disease - Malignancy ... dislocation Malignant ... #causes #differential
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 ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... have to repeat if malignancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
some toxicologic causes ... • Neuroleptic Malignant ... Syndrome • Malignant ... Hyperthermic #Syndromes #Comparison
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... ; Heat stroke; Malignant ... hyperthermia; Neuroleptic malignant ... #Hyperthermia #comparison