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Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
Using Chest X-Rays ... @psirides #Diagnosis ... Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease Diagnostic ... criteria: 5-day ... Kawasaki #Disease #Diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... male) g alcohol/day ... 26 months, with days ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic ... AH #hepatology #criteria
Criteria for Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) / COVID-19

Fever or signs/symptoms of lower
Criteria for Patients ... patient within 14 days ... China, within 14 days ... nCoV2019 #COVID19 #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Wuhan
Markers of Organ Dysfunction in Severe Sepsis 
Altered consciousness 
Confusion 
Psychosis 

Tachycardia 
Hypotension 
Altered CVP 
Altered
Protein C #Diagnosis ... Severe #Sepsis #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis #Criteria
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
of symptoms ≥ 7 days ... faecalis #bacteremia #diagnosis ... #criteria
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Bova score (30-day ... PESI class (30-day ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... if started >14 days ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Stages of Migraine
 • Prodromal or Premonitory Phase (1-2 days): Fatigue, Yawning, Food cravings, Pallor, Nausea,
Premonitory Phase (1-2 days ... fulfilling the migraine criteria ... Interictal Phase (days ... Migraine #Stages #diagnosis
SIRS, qSOFA and Sepsis Definitions
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - Present if 2 2 of the following
qSOFA #Sepsis #Criteria ... Definitions #severity #criticalcare ... #infection #diagnosis