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| Spine changes unusual (< 5% demonstrated atlantoaxial instability) Compression fx related to corticosteroids; Pleural effusion, cardiomegaly, pericardial effusion |
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| HIV-associated myocarditis Dilated Cardiomyopathy Endocarditis Coronary heart disease Pulmonary hypertension Cardiac neoplasms Pericardial effusions |
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| Radiation therapy is often used to palliate symptoms of lung cancer such as cough, hemoptysis, pain due to bone metastases and dyspnea from bronchial or ... |
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| RA; Tuberculosis; Empyema; Malignancies with extensive pleural involvement; Haemothorax / Lupus / Churg-Strauss / Paragonimiasis. Investigations ... |
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| Y peaks and descents exist; peripheral edema; Ascites; pulsatile hepatomegaly; pleural effusion ; S3; Pulsus paradoxus is not that common; Kussmaul’s sign is not sens/spec; Cachexia may |
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| ... esophageal rupture, rheumatoid pleuritis, tuberculosis pleuritis, malignant pleural disease, hemothorax, paragonimiasis, Churg-Strauss syndrome. ... |
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| Powerpoint slide Presentation on Pericardial Effusions: Non-Surgical Management of Malignant Pericardial Effusions (2002-08-14) |
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| Chest X-ray. Amount of pleural effusion; More than 2/3 hemithorax or even entireChest X-ray. Mediastinum position; Shift away from a large effusion ... |
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| Streptococcal infection; Paraproteinemia usually IgG, Myeloma; Cardiac arrhythmias. Upper GI dysphagia, tongue involvement; Pleural, pericardial or peritoneal effusion; If |
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| ... It is usually due to other causes as: pneumonia or atelectasis, lymphatic obstruction or cachexia due to low plasma oncotic pressure ... |
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