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Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
Causes of Urticaria ... Immunoglobulin E (IgE ... infections Non-IgE ... #Mediated #NonIgE ... #Causes
Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
 •
Causes of Recurrent ... Genetic: • Maternal ... ageMaternal ... / paternal chromosomal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... paratracheal and bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #Pawnbrokers #Sign
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
clinical findings • Maternal ... inheriting 2 copies of maternal ... 15q11.2-13 gene on paternal ... Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... , sleep apnea, cor
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... hard to find) - Bilateral ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... pleura in severe cases ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
hypoxemia and bilateral ... detected on CT or CXR ... performed in most cases ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
underlying dx, i.e ... physical findings (i.e ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac