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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
effusion - Lung ... metastases Treatment ... Radiation induced disease ... Cytopenias (anemia) Changes ... in Pre-Test Probability
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment: ... ": T. cruzi + clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... Clinical Manifestations ... failure • GI bleeding ... Persistent pleural effusions
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood, pus ... , effusion fluid ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... to identify pericardial ... toward the largest pericardial
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... • Account for changes ... Period • Breast-feeding ... management #cardiology #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment: ... ": T. cruzi + clinical
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
advanced liver disease ... preserved despite ↓ perfusion ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Normal kidney ultrasound ... Treatment Overview