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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... specific ANAs (e.g ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... Relevant drug levels (e.g ... appropriate Consider CT ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest CT ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare ... #Radiology #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Rounded atelectasis
The typical findings of rounded atelectasis on CT are pleural thickening, pleural-based mass and comet
atelectasis on CT ... and comet tail sign ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Algorithm Mild ... than three of the criteria ... following: peritoneal signs ... venous gas on radiologic ... colonoscopy or CT
he CT shows a lesion that originates in the lung.
Many would have a lungcancer on the
he CT shows a lesion ... their differential diagnostic ... the comet tail sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Atelectasis #CometTail #Sign