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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: LARGE malignant ... Had known large malignant ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... CT - pleural effusions ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... #pulmonary #ultrasound ... #diagnosis
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
POCUS - Day 2 ... diagnosis. ... bilateral pleural effusion ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #Effusion
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... Fibrinous #septations #Malignant ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Rare: pleural effusions ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... #ILD #diagnosis
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Malignant RV Mass ... Normal work up including ... ventricle suggesting pulmonary ... outpatient & ED workup ... was metastatic pulmonary
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS ... with cardiac and pulmonary ... No pericardial effusion ... #Sarcoma #malignant ... Cardiac #Tamponade #POCUS
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
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Sepsis → 3-14 o Malignant ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Management ... #Workup #anesthesia