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Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... Diseases 1) Hands ... Wilson's disease 3) Chest ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... #disease #signs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... classically purple abdominal ... 5) Secondary hypertension ... infections 7) Peptic ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... 3) Abdominal, pelvic ... Increased protein level ... normal glucose level
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... urea nitrogen level ... procalcitonin level ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
: - Fever + ANC ... suspected) - CT chest ... CT abdomen if abdominal ... immediate treatment 1. ... renal failure, pulmonary
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... 1. ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... consider intra-abdominal