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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... or 3 minor criteria ... CAP #Community #Acquired ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
V2 • Wellens sign ... accompanied by chest ... pain • Wellens sign ... accompanied by chest ... 3 (modified) -
A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
 
The USPSTF recommends
Do not have any signs ... or symptoms of ... people who do have signs ... LungCancer #Screening #Criteria ... #ChestCT #PrimaryCare
A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
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The USPSTF
Do not have any signs ... or symptoms of ... people who do have signs ... LungCancer #Screening #Criteria ... #ChestCT #PrimaryCare
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Apnea/poor effort, Signs ... • Decompress chest ... thoracostomy, chest ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... normalized vital signs
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... /Symptoms: • Confusion ... • Pleuritic chest ... (May appear 1-3 ... infiltrate by chest
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Features: • Many symptoms ... patients have no symptoms ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
infiltrates on chest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... scattered crackles, chest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
disturbance, psychosis 3) ... ACTH levels 3) ... is suspected: chest ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology