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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
effusion - Lung ... metastases Treatment ... 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
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Diagnosis: Aspiration ... Status, Volume Exam ... , POCUS (B-lines ... #Management #treatment
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
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #treatment
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... ascites, pleural effusion ... , pericardial effusion ... classification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
good history & exam ... Some exam findings ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential