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Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

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Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... Criteria #Pleural #Effusion ... #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Can Cause False Positives ... on Drug Tests ... yielding false-positive ... on drug tests? ... #drug #tests #differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Positive Hallpike ... test (posterior ... or supine roll test ... test Méniére's ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... largest pericardial effusion ... Something out of a text ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Fluid Analysis Effusion ... , Pseudogout (positively ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
trauma False positive ... trauma #pulmonary #effusion ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... ) or IV saline infusion ... test with plasma ... conditions (supine position ... #Hypertension #Differential
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
in a COVID-19 positive ... Small Tiny Pleural Effusions ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... consolidation and likely effusion ... Test done: positive ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 #POCUS
Free fluid + empty uterus + positive pregnancy test = better start looking for a mass!
If
empty uterus + positive ... pregnancy test ... Pregnancy #Ultrasound #POCUS