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Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... in trauma False ... positive for consolidated ... #trauma #pulmonary ... #hemorrhagic #clinical
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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Diuresis in Critical ... - Achieving a Negative ... 1.19x per liter of positive ... TO PO • USE HIGH ... especially in high
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... usually w/ PMN) (3) Positive ... • 45-65% Gram positive ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Diagnosis Algorithm Relative ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... High Affinity ... determination, Smoking, positive
Clinical image showing neck seat belt sign (diagonal abrasions are present along the course of the
Clinical image showing ... presenting after high ... #EM #Clinical #Trauma ... emergency #Neck #Photo
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
ovarian syndrome (positive ... history) Ovarian - High ... Hypothalamic - Negative ... ) Pituitary - High ... Tumors, trauma,
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... in HM • False positives ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... Most useful in high
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
PCR test has a high ... giving a false positive ... likely a false positive ... patient tests negative ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases