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COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Barrel Chest - LR ... Lip Breathing - LR ... breath sounds - LR ... 7.3 Subxiphoid cardiac ... Absent cardiac
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Nausea/vomiting (+LR ... Diaphoresis (+LR ... neck or jaw (+LR ... to both arms (+LR ... 2.6) - Cardiac
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
Specificity - 95.5 - LR ... + 20.9 - LR- 0.07 ... CXR + pro-BNP: ... Specificity - 89.4 - LR ... + 8.0 - LR- 0.17
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... LikelihoodRatios #LR ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
disorientation (LR ... • Cachexia (LR ... C or < 35.1°C (LR ... min or greater (LR ... Yield of blood CX
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Likelihood Ratios +LR ... S3 • AFib -LR ... Examination #chf #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... LikelihoodRatios #LR ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Pacemaker Identification Algorithm

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Cardiac Rhythm Device ... Using X-Rays: CaRDIA-X ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CXR
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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Lactated Ringers (LR ... Composition of LR ... Lactated Ringers (LR ... lactic acid • LR ... Lactated #Ringers #LR
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... tracheal deviation - CMR ... #chestxray #cxr ... #radiology