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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion - Workup ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... Transudative #Exudative #Differential ... Lights #Criteria #Ddxof
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary ... Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis ... #EM #PCC #ARDS ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ddxof
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
hot, swollen, pain ... viral arthritis Workup ... Treatment: admission ... staphylococcus, gram negative ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... effusions, weight gain ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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lumbar spine • MCC ... Diagnosis: • ... Spinal infection/abscess ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... Pleuritic chest pain ... screening: High negative ... cultures/nasal PCR ... #Pulmonary #Community
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... transplantation • MCC ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess