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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... History of sinus or ear ... - Traumatic injury ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
disease itself ... Severe, one eye, tears ... ESR ↑) • HTN emergency ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... CNS symptoms (headache ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Giant retinal tears ... diagnosis #management #signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... • Bilateral signs ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
chest film of a 19 year ... the central dot sign ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
positive Romberg sign ... instability (e.g., post-injury ... Psychiatric: Depression, fear ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
long_brit) Case A 39-year-old ... Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest