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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... pericardial effusion - Lung ... Changes in Pre-Test ... Hypercoagulable -> PE ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Solitary Nodule: • Malignant ... Rounded Atelectasis Malignancy ... • Fungal • Tuberculosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
greater than 3 cm are ... high risk for lung ... Their findings are ... benign nodule detection ... especially if lesions are
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Bronchiectasis, Malignancy ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... abscess, Tuberculosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... inhibitors • Injection ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... metastatic spread: lung ... • Hemorrhagic tuberculous ... pericardial effusions are ... with pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... inhibitors • Injection ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
probability of malignancy ... called lung masses ... associated with lung ... , and surgical resection ... a diagnosis of lung
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion on Lung ... POCUS You are ... Known lung CA. ... Pleural #Effusion #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Pneumonia • Tuberculous ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Algorithm