Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Vasculitis, ILD Malignancy ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... effusion Other ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Fibrinous septations in Malignant Pleural Effusion (MPE) - Lung POCUS
 β€’ can be triggered by thoracenteses
septations in Malignant ... Pleural Effusion ... (MPE) - Lung POCUS ... can be broken during ... #MPE #Lung #POCUS
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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 β€’ Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 β€’ Bacterial: Mycobacterium
of Pericardial Effusion ... - Differential ... , Melanoma β€’ Malignant ... Idiopathic, Drug-related ... #Differential #
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome β€’ Protein-losing ... Noninfectious: β€’ Malignancy
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Patchy, non-gravity related ... Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... catheter (IPC)–related ... #Effusions #MPE ... #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 β€’ Portal vein thrombosis
 β€’ Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malnutrition β€’ Protein-losing ... Protein-rich: β€’ Malignancy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... Stable vitals ... #Malignant #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
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Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
mimic pericardial effusion ... Pericardial effusion ... Differentiate from ... flash artifact using ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS
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Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... for VTE in Malignancy ... for catheter-related ... bleeding risk during ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy