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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
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... - Neuroleptic malignant ... Drug fever - Malignancy
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

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#Cavitary #Cavity
Differential Infection - Malignancy ... - Rheumatologic ... Lung #Lesions #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
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 ... #hematology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
probability of malignancy ... be considered malignant ... probability of malignancy ... , clinical judgment ... A malignant nodule
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Bronchiectasis, Malignancy ... Strongy) • Malignancy ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... #pulmonary #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bronchiectasis • Malignancy ... Coagulopathy • Cocaine Cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #causes
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
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 ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Surgery - Malignancy ... TTP, APLS • Malignancy ... Hypercoagulability: - Malignancy ... #differential #diagnosis