17 results
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
patientsl • Risk factors ... : Critical illness ... patients • Risk factors ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... The table below ... includes some factors ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison ... #Table
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pathophysiology: ... Risk factors: age ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar spine ... rises off the table ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
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Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
platelet count, Single ... (contains vWF, factor ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #table #differential
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
refractile wall, single ... Fungal #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table ... #atlas #key #comparison
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion causes spinal ... While the pathophysiology ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
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Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Krukenberg's Spindle ... Krukenberg's Spindle ... which is a risk factor ... Cornea #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
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Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Krukenberg's Spindle ... Krukenberg's Spindle ... which is a risk factor ... Cornea #Ocular #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... a destructive factor ... brainstem and multiple spinal ... cervical and thoracic spine