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Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
major clinical criteria ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... IE - New valvular ... Predisposition • Fever • Vascular ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... ejection time; FAC ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Diagnostic Criteria ... Abnormal pathergy test ... Most Common Clinical ... medium-large joints) • Vascular ... and peripheral vascular
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... Funduscopic Exam • CVC ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
metabolic syndrome criteria ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... body mass index; FBC ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... increased pulmonary vascular ... Berlin criteria ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... is a skin prick test ... #management #signs
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Clinical ... syndrome (involvement IVC ... initial test: abdominal
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... 10 minutes of rest ... Criteria: • Underlying ... Intra-pulmonary vascular
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
is likely the best ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical