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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 ... Pleural Effusion in adults ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology ... #clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease Clinical ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... considerations for high-risk ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C #clinical ... #cardiology #ultrasound ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX ... #clinical
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Diagnostic ... • Fluid bolus (Adult ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... oxygen level and high ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Blunt Abdominal Trauma ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... Tamponade #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c