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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Effusion ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... im #radiology #clinical
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
Ventilator Alarms ... or experiencing pain ... #Ventilator #Alarms ... MechanicalVentilation #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
Inflammatory joint pain ... and fingers, or pain ... the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... including in children (pediatric
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
female with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
CK Elevation (Pain ... immobility • Critical ... tissue disorder, SLE ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
disease (10%) : SLE ... vasculitis (5%): PAN ... signs #lesions #diagnosis ... #clinical #manifestations ... pathology #lesions #differential
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Lower abdominal pain ... Diagnosis/differential ... Pelvis Sag See thread ... Pelvis #Ultrasound #clinical
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... likely it will be clinically ... erythematosus (SLE ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... continence • Pain ... Behcet disease - SLE