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Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
using Light's criteria ... medical diagrams, tables ... interpretation #lights #criteria ... #algorithm #differential
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
PASP: pulmonary artery ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Don't rely on criteria ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... #Coronary #Artery ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... #scoring #criteria
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... >25% loose or watery ... <25% loose or watery ... >25% loose or watery ... consistency to meet the criteria
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
main coronary artery ... ST elevation: Differential ... • Vereckei criteria ... VT than Brugada criteria ... diagnosis #ekg #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Disease Coronary Artery ... Disease • Stable ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
underlying pulmonary artery ... resistance -pulmonary artery ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
at (or 40-60 ms after ... depression • Sgarbossa criterion ... V6 • Sgarbossa criterion ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... EKG #diagnosis #differential
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
initially worsens after ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #rheumatology #table