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Left ventricular aneurysm seen during open heart surgery 

A large fibrotic area marks the ischemic region,
region, where also ... Intraoperative #Thoracic ... #Surgery #CTS #
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
on the British Thoracic ... Society (BTS) Guidelines ... criteria #algorithm #differential
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... scalp, neck, upper thoracic ... diagnosis: Same as ... Malignancies: Abdominal/thoracic ... diagnosis: Same as
Simplified Algorithm for cardiac arrest (Adapted from ACLS 2010) 

#Management #ACLS #LifeSupport #Cardiac #Arrest #Algorithm #HsTs
(Adapted from ACLS ... #Management #ACLS ... Algorithm #HsTs #HTs ... #Differential #
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... : - Catch-all term ... lesions may start as ... - Pathophysiology ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
: ß-blockers, CNS ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... ) - Differential ... /agitation • CNS ... #Hypertension #AMS ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... manipulation - CNS ... lesion: ALS, MS ... #Orthopnea #Differential
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
prostaglandins as ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... circumventricular organs CNS ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
The 2007 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations list macrolides as first
IDSA)/American Thoracic ... Society (ATS) recommendations ... list macrolides as ... threshold across all ... #InfectiousDiseases