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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... w/ septic pulmonary ... Persistent fever, positive ... #checklist #criticalcare
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
Hampton hump is a radiologic ... hump along may aid ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
A chest radiograph ... thoracic vertebra and air ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal ... #chest #Xray
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
Hiatal Hernia - A chest ... liquid (Panels C ... stomach into the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #NEJM
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
< 90% on room air ... on imaging (eg. chest ... chest CT, or ultrasound ... of transfusion c. ... #criticalcare
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... (Panels B and C, ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
of breath and chest ... Pertinent positives ... SpO2 88% on room air ... Due to their short ... #Radiology #CTChest
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... neoformans / C. ... Inhalation of spores ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... infection have positive