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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Pleural Effusion ... Diagnosis? ... pleural effusion ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... Fibrinous #septations #Malignant ... #Pleural #Effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... case: you are called ... - What’s the diagnosis ... effusion where
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... -It’s a diagnosis ... infection and malignancy-associated ... There are case reports ... of pleural effusion
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... #ILD #diagnosis
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... laboratory or diagnostic ... output - Acute pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Exclude other causes ... embolism - Malignancy