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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... for diagnosis of ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... pulmonary #im #radiology ... #clinical
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
Increased vital signs ... 1995) CRIES (Table ... in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale
Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment - Normal, Mild, Moderate and Severe

#Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Grading #Classification #Grades
Diastolic Dysfunction Assessment ... #Dysfunction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Grading ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... diagnosis Cognitive ... neuropsychological assessment ... (parkinsonian signs ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : 'signet ring sign ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... those >day 10 with clinical ... and lab signs ( ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
>50 mmHg (2) (Table ... common problem in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... #cardiology