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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Malignant pleural effusion ... effusion - Lung ... metastases Treatment ... Cytopenias (anemia) Changes ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... bleeding. ... bleeding was suspected ... Ultrasound demonstrated ... effusion.
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment: ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... clinical evidence of cardiac
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... to identify pericardial ... toward the largest pericardial
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... • Slow initial feeding ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Setup - Ultrasound ... pericarditis, Pericardial ... Cardiac surgery? ... #criticalcare #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
renal injury), Coags ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... diagnosis #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... causing hypovolemia needing ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment: ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... clinical evidence of cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... • Account for changes ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... management #cardiology #treatment