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Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... causing Tamponade on POCUS ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... trauma, active malignancy ... an established malignancy ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
of pregnancy, Cardiac ... sclerosis group cholangitis ... - gallstone or malignancy ... #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Symptoms: • Cardiac ... primary biliary cholangitis ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... symptoms #testing #workup
Dilated esophagus and stricture in setting of malignancy seen on POCUS cardiac echocardiogram
85 yo has chest
in setting of malignancy ... seen on POCUS cardiac ... Cardiac POCUS shows ... Esophageal #stricture #malignancy ... #clinical #plax
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Malignant RV Mass ... (PLAX) 57yo M with ... Normal work up including ... outpatient & ED workup ... clinical #cardiology #PLAX
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... dantrolene and cardiac ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... anaesthesia #Malignant ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Sarcoma causing Cardiac ... Tamponade on POCUS ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... echocardiogram #plax
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... 36% to 39% of cardiac ... cancer (10%–12%) & hematologic ... malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... echocardiogram #pocus