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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... workup right-heart failure ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV Failure secondary ... 100% reliable sign ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... OKiamanesh #RV #Failure ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
strain, McConnell sign ... What's your management ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #McConnells #Sign ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
artery pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... m/s • Other signs ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects of SCC ... /Edrophonium test ... - Peek sign 2. ... acute respiratory failure ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
diuretics, Saline infusion ... - Renal Failure ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC ... Definitive in ESRD or failure
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
risk of renal failure ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... precede other signs ... comparison #challenges #management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
fever: - Fever + ANC ... decompression SVC ... hypotension, renal failure ... , pulmonary opacities ... , SOB, pleural effusions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... hypoTN, renal failure ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management