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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... C = cancer - ... most frequently SCC ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
A patient with lung cancer and a curious left atrial mass on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
and a curious left ... atrial mass on ... Echocardiogram ... #metastasis #a4c ... #cancer #lung #
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Age-appropriate cancer ... Age-appropriate cancer ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Acute bacterial and ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Testing - Nuclear and ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of SVC Syndrome - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Benign (15-40%): Thrombosis (aka catheter-associated), Goiter, Fibrosing
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ): Thrombosis (aka ... Tumors, Thyroid Cancers ... #Diagnosis #Superior
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Congenital ... telomeropathy Cancer ... Inflammatory and ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Leukopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Eosinophilia ... , Medications, Cancer ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... or scleroderma (SSc ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... fluid must raise concern ... had hemothoraces and ... #S4C #clinical