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Pressure Ulcer Staging
Stage 1 - Skin intact. Non-blanchable erythema
Stage 2 - Partial loss of dermis. Shallow
Pressure Ulcer Staging ... Stage 1 - Skin ... erythema Stage 2 - Partial ... Shallow open ulcers ... #Staging #diagnosis
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... 1. ... diastolic collapse of RV ... Tamponade #Becks #Triad ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Hypertension (PAH): • RV ... • ElA ratio << 1 ... Hypertension (PVH): • RV ... • ElA ratio > 1 ... Echocardiogram #comparison #diagnosis
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Grade 1 - Pubic ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... - LC Grade 1 ... Grade 3 - Type 1 ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Ultrasound tracing 1) ... as a result of atrial ... annulus towards the RV ... right ventricle (RV ... Ultrasound #tracing #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
+ ECG or echo/angiogram ... Pathologic Q - 1/ ... in 2 leads or 1 ... depression in V2 - RV ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
Types Type 1: ... phenomenon, Digital ulcers ... • Meltzer's triad ... Types #hematology #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammation: Wounds/ulcers ... nails - Skin ulcers ... Excessive training 1) ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... diffusion from IPVDs Diagnostic ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC)
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Eye Disease: 1. ... Laceration • Ulcer ... common than retinal arterial ... #differential #diagnosis