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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Airway (Patent, difficult ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... #Extubation #Checklist
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... listed in the table ... Sometimes it is difficult ... #Management #Radiology
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... E. coli, C difficile ... histolytjca) Nausea ... Crohn's Colitis #Acute
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium difficile ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... #Acute #Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... it can be very difficult ... pattern is also difficult ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute ... chest pain from acute ... pericarditis, making it difficult ... life-threatening causes ... Presentation #comparison #Table
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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
This makes it difficult ... since in many cases ... #Differential #Table ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Acute strokes are ... is detect how difficult ... water crowded and difficult ... it crowded and difficult ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... one post op Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... physiological response to acute ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm