6 results
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Effusions #MPE ... #Algorithm #Management
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... prospective e/o dyspnea ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
arteriopathy with • Medial ... 6 months after PE ... lung scanning showing ... procedure: • Median ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... History: cough, dyspnea ... Rare: pleural effusions ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... and surgical management