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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Effusion ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... echocardiogram to workup ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
haemorrhage ❶ Call ... dressings). ❺ Call ... an appropriate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
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 ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... causes in Box E and call ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
not resolving, call ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
poor vital organ perfusion ... and discuss with cardiology ... Call for extra help ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... ± tocilizumab; call ... renal failure, pulmonary ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis