3173 results
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Pressure vs Volume Overload ... EI) = D2/D1 RV Overload ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Overlap

 SJS-TEN overlap and TEN - Surface Epidermal
necrolysis (TEN) and Overlap ... SJS-TEN overlap ... Necrolysis #Comparison #Diagnosis
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... and COPD The diagnosis ... = asthma-COPD overlap ... #Diagnosis #Management ... ACOPD #Asthma #Overlap
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
fibrosis Anti-PM-Sc1: Overlap ... Americans and males, Overlap ... Autoantibodies #diagnosis
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
) • DKA/HHS Overlap ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Acute pressure overload ... - Acute volume overload ... Differential #Causes #Diagnosis
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... +LR > 3.5: • Overall ... LR < 0.60: • Overall ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... for asthma-COPD overlap ... limit of normal #Diagnosis
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... SLE, Vasculitis OVERLAP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... Overall this physiological ... patients have an overlap ... #Diagnosis #COPD