Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 โ€ข Dysrhythmia
 โ€ข Ischemia
 โ€ข Cardiomyopathy
 โ€ข Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Atelectasis โ€ข Emphysema ... Pleura: โ€ข Pleural effusion
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
POCUS When your ... Lung U/S shows complex ... effusion suspicious ... #POCUS #complex ... #pulmonary #ultrasound
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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... on Lung POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... U/S could be empyema ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 โ€ข Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Mycobacterium avium complex ... Parapneumonic effusion ... ; empyema, M.tuberculosis ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... #differential #diagnosis
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... with fever and dyspnea ... Loculated Pleural Effusion ... Lung #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 โ€ข Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching ... - Whatโ€™s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... #pulmonary #respiratory
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Large complex pleural effusion on Lung POCUS

Large complex pleural effusion as the etiology of this patient's
effusion on Lung ... POCUS Large ... complex pleural ... your patient has dyspnea ... #clinical #pulmonary
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Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 โ†’ start cefepime ยฑ vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... Facial swelling, dyspnea ... renal failure, pulmonary ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... considering the diagnosis ... His dyspnea continued ... consider intra-abdominal