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Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
Causes of SVC Syndrome ... Malignant (60-85%): SCLC ... , NSCLC, NHL, Germ ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #SVC
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Chronic SVC Stenosis ... collaterals - SVC ... & IVC obstructions ... cephalad (towards SVC ... stenosis of his SVC
Contraindications to Resection of Non Small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).
#NSCLC #lungcancer #surgery
cell lung cancer(NSCLC ... #NSCLC #lungcancer
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
systemic sclerosis (SSc ... absolute decline in FVC ... systemicsclerosis #SSc
Asthma
Chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway and variable expiratory air flow obstruction
There are 2
obstruction: • FEV1 / FVC ... lower • FEV1 / FVC ... Increase of FEV1 or FVC ... greater in FEV or FVC
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
Superior Vena Cava (SVC ... Cancer - NSCLC ... common) - SCLC ... Thomas28George #SVC
Forced vital capacity (FVC) curves comparing normal, obstructive, and restrictive disorders. Curves are as they appear
vital capacity (FVC ... Pulmonary #Spirometry #FVC
Rapid Lung-Cardiac-IVC (LCI) Ultrasound POCUS Evaluation

- Alberta Sono @UAlberta_Sono

#lung #cardiac #ivc #LCI #pocus #evaluation #algorithm #diagnosis
Rapid Lung-Cardiac-IVC ... lung #cardiac #ivc
CVP Estimation using IVC Diameter and Collapsibility 
< 1.5cm IVC, >50% collapsibility = 0-5 mm Hg
Estimation using IVC ... CVP) < 1.5-2.5cm IVC ... mm Hg 1.5-2.5cm IVC ... 15 mm Hg >2.5cm IVC ... CVP #Estimation #IVC
Point of Care Ultrasound Fluid Resuscitation Guide (using IVC and lung ultrasound)

Source Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26475100

#IVFluid #Resuscitation #Algorithm
Resuscitation Guide (using IVC ... Ultrasound #Lung #IVC