21 results
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
features of the EKG ... that can point ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Oligoarticular (1-4 joints ... POLYARTICULAR (>4 joints ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
experienced briefly (e.g ... alterations (e.g ... subchondral bone (e.g ... derangements (e.g ... approach #workup #differential
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
synovial fluid - Interpretation ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... infarct STEMI - J point ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #Equivalents #Interpretation ... #differential
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... • Charcot Joint ... • Fascitis (e.g ... Intraarticular #MSK #Differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... ms after) the J point ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
 -
Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... JointPain #MSK #Differential