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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Anti-GBM antibody • Urine ... : UA, Urine protein ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... for pericardial effusion ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... perfusion. ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... cath if acute coronary ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
either single-photon ... pre- and post-stress ... assessment for each coronary ... significantly worse on echocardiogram ... Acute pulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Nausea & vomiting ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... drained at time of diagnosis