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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
arthritis SLE, , RF , Pseudogout ... Septic arthritis #Diagnosis ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
; however, the diagnosis ... WBC < 50,000 #Diagnosis ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Salmonella Aspiration ... Gram stain of aspiration ... international radiology ... Diagnosis ? ... #Salmonella #Aspiration
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
seen in: - UIP - Aspiration ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
INCREASED murmur: • Inspiration ... Murmurs #Cardiac #cardiology ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
increases with respiration ... decreases with expiration ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... volume during inspiration ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
hepatic vein with expiration ... not meeting diagnostic ... septal shift with inspiration ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Prior Infection, Aspiration ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology