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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... effusion - Lung ... Changes in Pre-Test ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #oncology
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
/TB - The FASH Exam ... objective of the FASH exam ... detect pleural and pericardial ... effusions, enlarged ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... FAST exam done. ... Diagnosis? ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... #Effusion #Trauma
Pericardial Tamponade in a Shock Patient

Watch how the heart collapses and struggles to beat in surrounding
Pericardial Tamponade ... good enough at diagnosing ... history and physical exam ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Effusion
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... release syndrome, infusion ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Screening #Workup #table
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Dyspnea at rest ... wall) Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion: • Dyspnea
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Exam showed BP 100 ... circumferential pericardial ... effusion. ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
pacer wire on POCUS ... effusion present ... Diagnosis: RV wall ... Vitals stable. ... #pericardial