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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... #Malignant #Pleural ... #Algorithm #Management
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Crohn's Disease Management ... for Active Symptoms ... DX: • Bx r/o Malignancy ... Fistulizing DX: • Chest ... • If Broncho/Pleural
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Inflammation of pleural ... pain, pleural effusion ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... be lower) - Symptoms ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... or serologies + symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... Pneumonia Signs ... /Symptoms: • Confusion ... Uremia (blood urea ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... gradually with symptoms ... embolism - Malignancy ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis