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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 ... explaining this cancer ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Clinical #PLAX
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... Age-appropriate cancer ... - No other workup ... Age-appropriate cancer ... #hematology #diagnosis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... concerning for malignancy ... for workup, including ... treatment • Malignancy ... : Metastatic cancer
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... hemopathies, solid cancers ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... valve, vasculitis, malignant ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... to 39% of cardiac ... (10%–12%) & hematologic ... malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... echocardiogram #pocus
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 ... Ventricular #Mass #Cancer
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Differential Diagnosis ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... - gallstone or malignancy ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Tamponade on POCUS ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #cancer #Cardiac ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... echocardiogram #plax
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Infections • Malignancy ... (e.g. hematologic ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... • Cervical cancer