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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
trials with the FDA ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
blood cells + ADA ... high specificity ADA ... lymphocytes % + ADA ... and specificity ADA ... Laboratory #Testing #diagnosis
Ductal View for Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

“Ductal view” for PDA. See red continuous flow. Once PA
Ductus Arteriosus (PDA ... Ductal view” for PDA ... Once PA pressure ... disappear and the diagnosis ... Ductus #Arteriosus #PDA
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
trials with the FDA ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
- Differential Diagnosis ... drug clearance - ADA ... Non-adherence • PD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Deficiency Anemia (IDA ... Deficiency #Anemia #IDA ... #ferritin #Fe #diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphocytic Int PNA ... HighRes #Chest #CT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
IBD Pearls: • IDA ... differentiate IDA ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
X-ray (or chest CT ... history), Consider CT ... CRP, HCV, LFTs, PSA ... Unintentional #Diagnosis
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest CT ... • Main PA is ... crossover sign - Right PA ... Radiology #cardiology #diagnosis