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SCARLET FEVER - Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis

#PatientInfo #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #ScarletFever #Overview
TessaRDavis #PatientInfo ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Peds #Pediatrics #ScarletFever ... #Overview
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... Below is a brief overview ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
tubular necrosis Diagnosis ... counterintuitive, but sensitivity ... —100%) #Diagnosis ... #Management #ContrastInduced ... Nephropathy #CIN #PCAKI #Overview
Excellent overview of the emergency department approach to atraumatic sudden onset headaches- including proposed algorithm and
Excellent overview ... omitting LP if CT ... #SuddenOnset #Diagnosis ... #Management #Thunderclap
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Diagnosis: • Physical ... CXR, ENT exam, CT ... Sputum culture (Sensitivity ... in bacteremia (Sensitivity ... #management
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Obstructive) Diagnosis ... • 1st line: CT ... EUS-guided FNA (low sensitivity ... #Pancreatitis #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... a repeat chest CT ... Management options ... methods yield a sensitivity ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... undergo EGD - Sensitivity ... • CT findings ... Management: SURGERY ... #Management #Summary
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... sequences improve sensitivity ... Differential Diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis Overview ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology