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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Diagnosis and Management ... Symptoms and Signs ... Diagnostic Criteria ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... the following criteria ... tourniquet test ... Dengue with warning signs ... the following signs
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... a patient with signs ... there is a high position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... venous pressure, positive ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
continues into tall, positive ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... #differential #cardiology
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
lateral decub position ... Which diagnosis best ... , no signs of tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pericardial #effusion
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Airway Compromise - Position ... Apnea/poor effort, Signs ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... normalized vital signs ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... SOB from CHF, Chest ... Pads in AP position ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... left decubitus position ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
Continuous Positive ... Helps to Stabilise chest ... auscultate for signs ... - Monitor HR. perfusion ... CPAP #Neonate #Management