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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... Parasternal long ... #Effusion #Malignant ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Clinical #PLAX
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
effusion - Malignant ... pericardial effusion ... - Lung metastases ... Radiation induced disease ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... IATROGENIC DISEASE ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... metastatic spread: lung ... #Differential #
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... : EGPA, Horton Disease ... , Takayasu Disease ... - Metastatic: Lung ... #Effusion #Differential
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis View

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Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... - Parasternal Long ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #PLAX #clinical
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Atypical” Pneumonia Malignancy ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Causes #Differential
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... - Parasternal long ... axis (PLAX) Pt ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Infections • Malignancy ... Clinical Features: Lungs ... : • Pleural effusions ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial
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 ... sparing of the lung
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... exam Determine Cardiac ... - Cataract Plan ... unless prior heart/lung ... postoperative cardiac