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Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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reported (eg AIH-PBC ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... - NEJM 2018 - Cardiac ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
cancer (10%–12%) & hematologic ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Ventricular Fibrillation - Transesophageal echo
POC-TEE in cardiac arrest: Instant recognition of shockable rhythm during a pulse
Transesophageal echo POC-TEE ... in cardiac arrest ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... and petechiae Causes ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... #treatment #hepatology