1404 results
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... • MI • DCM ... Stenosis • HCM
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
to associated pulmonary ... Cardiomyopathy #DCM
Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Management Algorithm
Estimate pneumothorax size
  > 3cm = Large
  < 3cm
pneumothorax size > 3cm ... = Large < 3cm ... Management #Algorithm #pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... PEEP or CPAP >=5 cm ... with PEEP >=5 cm ... Hg with PEEP >= 5cm
How dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate adaptive immunity
1- Sensing of microbial and damage signals by DCs
2- Phenotypic
dendritic cells (DCs ... damage signals by DCs ... changes during DCs ... activation 3- DC ... polarization by DCs
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > 3cm ... sustained JVP > 4cm
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
skin disease, Pulmonary ... disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary ... males, Overlap BCM
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... BCM IM Residency ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
cardiomyopathy (CM ... Cardiomyopathy (DCM ... • Endocrine (DM
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
 - 
Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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ECG changes in Pulmonary ... enlargement (P pulmonale ... - #Pulmonary