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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... and Likelihood Ratios ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... LikelihoodRatio #Accuracy #PhysicalExam
Lung Auscultation and Physical Exam Findings in Selected Lung Disorders

#PhysicalExam #Auscultation #Pulmonary #Percussion #Dullness #Fremitus #BreathSounds
Lung Disorders #PhysicalExam ... #Auscultation #Pulmonary ... #Transmitted #Comparison ... #Table #Lung #Diagnosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
: TTP has high rates ... awaiting confirmatory testing ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... the lung) - CNS ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #Table #Causes
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Scleroderma Like ... - Differential Diagnosis ... therefore occur in the setting ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, wt loss; CV, CNS ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... chest pain (LR + NS ... • PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... (LR + 2.8) Testing ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary