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What factors do you have to consider while treating a cancer pt with a malignant pleural effusion and concurrent infection? 🤔

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🚨Cancer pts are at risk for MPE➡️consequence of metastatic involvement of the primary tumor in the pleura💨
💡Lung, breast, and lymphoma are the most common causes💡

Query of the pleural fluid with the use of the Lights criteria will help to determine the etiology (transudative or exudative)

Exudative=malignant OR infection

One of the criteria is a serum protein ratio >0.5
Since both MPE & infectious effusions🦠contain↗️↗️protein

🛑Avoid highly protein bound abx (Ex: daptomycin, ceftriaxone, ertapenem)➡️can get sequestered in the pleural fluid& have↘️systemic distribution & ↘️the ability to treat a bacteremia if present 😳🤯
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Why do some pts with renal cell carcinoma present w/ polycythemia🩸vs others w/anemia🤔?

1/ Erythropoietin (EPO)➡️glycoprotein that induces differentiation of erythrocytes in the bone marrow to promote RBC production➡️produced in the KIDNEY Image
In RCC➡️EPO is produced ectopically by RCC tumor cells causing abnormalities in RBC production

🧐In fact‼️ ectopic EPO occurs in 66% of RCC pts!

Despite high concentrations of EPO➡️Anemia (⬇️RBC) is common due to poor nutrition🍎, hematuria🩸 or ineffective erythropoiesis🛑
Polycythemia➡️less common in 1-5% of pts, most common in clear cell RCC is due to paraneoplastic production of EPO results in excess RBC and reduction in inhibitory proteins that haunt RBC production!

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2297568/

#oncopharm
#twitterx #OTILT #renalcellcarinoma #rcc
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Awesome MICU rounds w/ @MikeMcCurdyMD

Been learning tons about AT2!
Ever consider AT2 in cirrhosis?
#OTILT Angiotensinogen▶️produced in liver ▶️main AT2 precursor
In liver failure,⏬SVR ▶️⏫regulation of RAAS & aldosterone ▶️ascites💦&hepatorenal syndrome🤯 Image
AT2 acts directly on peripheral vasculature and can restore perfusion thereby ⏬RAAS

🛑Patients w/ liver failure▶️excluded from
ATHOS-3 🛑

However check out this awesome case (below) that shares data on its use in liver disease (Shameless plug @MikeMcCurdyMD Great work!)
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