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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... causing Tamponade on POCUS ... Parasternal long ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Axis (PLAX) - Point ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... - Malignant pericardial ... effusion - Lung ... Changes in Pre-Test ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS ... Apical approach had best ... distance away from lung ... Pericardiocentesis #POCUS ... cardiology #effusion #pericardial
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... summary of the differential ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Diagnosis #Management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... Stress come into play ... is likely the best ... rest and recovery ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
etiology, narrow the differential ... diagnoses, & design a management ... plan. ... infectious disease tests
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding)
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 ... • Progressive lung ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... Tuberculin skin test ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Pericardial Hemangioma ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... ECHO appearance differentials ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #pocus #clinical