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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion ... - Workup, Diagnostic ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural ... Lights #Criteria #Ddxof
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
of Exudative Pleural ... Effusion in adults ... #differential #ddxof ... #pulmonary #im ... #radiology #clinical
Algorithm for Suspected Tuberculous Pleural Effusion

Thoracentesis
 - AFB + Cultures
 - ADA
 - MTB-PCR

Dr. Udit Chaddha
Tuberculous Pleural ... - AFB + Cultures ... - ADA - MTB-PCR ... #Effusion #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... Empyema, malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... case reports of pleural ... effusion associated ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... with presence of pulmonary ... establishing a diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential diagnosis ... treatment for pulmonary ... of oil into the pleural ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... , pleural effusions ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #