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Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
DDx: Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... case reports of pleural ... effusion associated ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... #ILD #diagnosis
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Echocardiogram - PLAX ... along with rt/lt pleural ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
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 ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
and pulmonary involvement ... No pericardial effusion ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
poor vital organ perfusion ... develop (Box B). ❾ Plan ... management in critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
interventional radiology ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis