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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... on POCUS Parasternal ... long with some ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Clinical #PLAX
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... Hematologic malignancy ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... and pulmonary involvement ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... echocardiogram #plax
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 ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
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 ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... CA, small cell lung ... Biliary stone, Malignancy ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
drugs, seizures, malignancy ... tests before beginning ... perfusion - Cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... determine if stress test ... - Cataract Plan ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tests: • Measure ... disease Malignancy ... dermatomyositis) Malignancy ... Pericarditis/Pericardial tamponade ... weakness • Severe cardiac