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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
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
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... - Neuroleptic malignant ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Drug fever - Malignancy
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... Algorithm #lesion #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 ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Bronchiectasis • Malignancy ... syndrome, Idiopathic pulmonary ... Coagulopathy • Cocaine Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Answer: LARGE malignant ... Had known large malignant ... RJonesSonoEM #Malignant ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... syndrome in APL - Cardiac ... heart failure, cardiac ... valve disease, Malignant ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... patients with pulmonary ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... have to repeat if malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Bronchiectasis, Malignancy ... Strongy) • Malignancy ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary