1998 results
Shifting Dullness to Percussion on Physical Exam to Detect Ascites

Dr. André Martin Mansoor @AndreMansoor

#Shifting #Dullness #Percussion
Shifting Dullness ... AndreMansoor #Shifting ... #Dullness #Percussion
Ascites: Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy

Sensitivity and Specificity: Shifting Dullness, Bulging Flanks. Fluid Wave 

Source: Joseph D.
and Specificity: Shifting ... Dullness, Bulging
Shifting Dullness to Detect Ascites on Physical Exam
1) Perform with the patient supine.
2) Percuss across the
Shifting Dullness ... abdomen for flank dullness ... from tympany to dullness ... #Ascites #Shifting ... #Dullness #PhysicalExam
Infant in the "Sniffing" Position
1) Glabella —Chin Plane
2) Neck - WIDE AND OPEN
3) Extemal Auditory Meatus
Infant in the "Sniffing ... Infant #Airway #Sniffing
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
edema (LR 0.17), shifting ... dullness (LR 2.1 ... ) - fluid wave/shifting ... dullness detect ... flanks, flank dullness
Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol

#SmallPox #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Criteria #Differential #Varicella
Pustular Rash Illness ... #SmallPox #Algorithm
Algorithm for the initial evaluation of a patient with suspected heat-related illness - Heat Stroke versus
Algorithm for the ... suspected heat-related illness ... #Hyperthermia #Algorithm
Abnormal Serum TSH - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased TSH
 • Hypothyroidism
 • Sub-clinical Hypothyroidism
 • Recovery from
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... from Non-Thyroid Illness ... • Non-Thyroid Illness ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Duration of illness ... • Duration of illness ... • Duration of illness ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Practical Pediatric Viral Rash Algorithm

Child presenting with rash and current/ recent symptoms of viral illness but
Pediatric Viral Rash Algorithm ... symptoms of viral illness ... #Rash #Viral #Algorithm