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Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics and Histology
SPHERE of complications: 
Superior vena cava syndrome
Superior vena cava syndrome ... Pancoast tumor ... Horner syndrome ... except bronchial carcinoid ... Overview #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Cancer Related ... nephropathy • Solid tumors ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor ... #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
 -
Pulmonary Renal ... Differential Diagnosis Framework ... multiorgan failure - Cancer ... failure, cardiac tumor ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... of breath • Neurologic ... EMERGENCIES: Tumor ... differential #diagnosis #cancer
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... stenosis, tracheal tumor ... bronchitis, Mucus plug, Carcinoid ... syndrome, Parasitic ... #pulmonary #wheeze
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
osteomyelitis • Tumor ... • Pharyngeal tumor ... degeneration: • Tumor ... aneurysm, Pott puffy tumor ... salivary gland tumor
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... • Acute stroke syndromes ... system: Brain tumor ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
hepatocellular carcinoma ... obstruction (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... CARCINOMATOSIS - Tumor ... OBSTRUCTION - Tumor ... Diagnosis #Hepatology #oncology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... Infection or cancer ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Cerebellopontine angle tumor