Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
- Lymphangitic spread to lung
- Malignant pleural effusion
- Malignant pericardial effusion
- Lung metastases
Treatment Related:
- Chemotherapy pneumonitis
- Cardiomyopathy (anthracycline)
- Hemorrhagic myocarditis (cyclophosphamide)
- Coronary Vasospasm (cepecitabine)
- Radiation pneumonitis
- Radiation induced disease of:
- Heart valves
- Pericardium
- Coronary arteries
- Conduction system
- Therapy-related malignancy
- Cytopenias (anemia)
Changes in Pre-Test Probability:
- Immunosuppression —> atypical bugs
- Hypercoagulable -> PE
Based On: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10
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