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D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... RV Overload “D Sign ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Myasthenia Gravis Signs ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... Test - Quiver ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
- McConnell's Sign ... Notching - 60/60 Sign ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... Ventricular #cardiology #POCUS
Breast Cancer - Visible Signs on Physical Examination:

Retraction, Abnormal Contours, Skin Dimpling, Nipple Retraction, Edema, Paget's
Cancer - Visible Signs ... the Nipple #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... BreastCancer #Visible #Signs ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
extensor weakness - Sign ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Testing #Stroke #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #neurology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Symptoms and Signs ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test ... #algorithm #management
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
step approach for diagnosis ... -018-1062-x #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Pleural ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm ... #Signs #Curtain
Clinical manifestations of Infective Endocarditis

#Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms #Infective #Endocarditis #Manifestations #Janeway #Roth #OslerNodes #Splinter #PhysicalExam

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Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... OslerNodes #Splinter #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... Seizures The management ... continuous vital sign ... The focus is on ... #Management #Emergency