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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
Hilar enlargement ... The table summarizes ... the causes of hilar ... left higher than right ... #Differential #
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
analysis using Light's ... medical diagrams, tables ... pleuralfluid #analysis #interpretation ... #lights #criteria ... #algorithm #differential
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Reflux Disease Right ... Illness with Splenic Enlargement ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... right and left, ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... mediastinal: This is an enlargement ... This refers to an enlargement ... • Chills • Night ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Extremities - Right ... Ventricular Enlargement ... #pulmonary #differential
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
CT head showed engorgement ... embolization of right ... The cause of this ... Differentials for ... lymphangiomas are the cause
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... degrees • Chills, night ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and Interpretation ... wedge pressure) -right ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Vitamin A - Night ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... Zinc - Alopecia, night ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #