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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 ... suggesting a possible SVC ... stenosis of his SVC ... ptfaddenMD #Milking #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 ... #pulmonary #indications
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
Superior Vena Cava (SVC ... Cancer - NSCLC ... common) - SCLC ... Thomas28George #SVC
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... cell carcinoma (SCC ... ) - cavitary pulmonary ... most frequently SCC ... abscess - pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... with IVC Thrombus ... Resolution: Pulmonary ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #IVC #Thrombus
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
most frequently SCC ... most frequently SCC ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... - CPAM - pulmonary
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 ... #Pulmonary #Responsiveness
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... ex: duplicated SVC ... ) • Pulmonary: ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary