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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 ... Pericardial #Effusion #Malignant ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... #Clinical #PLAX
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Surgery - Malignancy ... TTP, APLS • Malignancy ... valves - Infected cardiac ... Hypercoagulability: - Malignancy ... differential #diagnosis #vascular
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Bronchiectasis, Malignancy ... Strongy) • Malignancy ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... Resolution: Malignancy ... #Malignant #Pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... CA • Involves aortic ... Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... insult due to vascular ... block, annular or aortic
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
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Malignant or accelerated ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... narrowing and vascular ... Spots Stage 4: Malignant ... • Ischemia of optic ... Leakage of optic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
In this case, the ... widening of the aortic ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong