6 results
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
malignant pleural effusion ... ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... and relief of dyspnea ... pleural catheter (IPC ... #MPE #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Diagnosis Framework ... failure - CAD/ACS ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Vasculature: - PE ... #differential #diagnosis
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
(MPE) - An Official ... Practice Guideline ... pleural catheter (IPC ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... Management #Pleural #Pulmonary
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
50mcg bolus -> infusion ... Ceftriaxone Igm IV ... to AGA practice guidelines ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... and relief of IVC ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... Karan Desai MD, MPH
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... needed to exclude effusion ... uncertainty (e.g. vs PE ... nasal cannula for dyspnea ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary