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Acute Chest Pain: a basic differential diagnosis to consider, and key points

#Chestpain; #STEMI; #NSTEMI; 

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basic differential diagnosis ... consider, and key points ... #Chestpain;
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... ultrasound for diagnosis ... Description of lung ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
WHAT BODY PARTS ARE REPLACEABLE AND HOW LONG THEY LAST

#PatientInfo #Orthopedics #Joint #Replacement #Locations #Duration
REPLACEABLE AND HOW LONG ... #PatientInfo #Orthopedics ... #Joint #Replacement
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... and Lung-Diaphragm ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... predispose to other orthopedic ... • XR, MRI to ... #differential #diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP joint ... and tender DIP joint ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
dislocated major joint ... most common major joint ... Splint: Posterior long ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
labor via a 10-point ... at later time points ... child will develop long-term ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis