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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 ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... • Pulmonary embolism ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential # ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... patients with pulmonary ... have to repeat if malignancy ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
Solitary Pulmonary ... atelectasis or pleural effusion ... The differential ... the chance of malignancy ... SolitaryPulmonaryNodule #Differential
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Systemic disease - Malignancy ... dislocation Malignant ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... Adequate perfusion ... #diagnosis #differential
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 • can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... Fibrinous #septations #Malignant ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... focus on improving perfusion ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... output - Acute pulmonary