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Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
during therapeutic thoracentesis ... also reduce the risk ... is removed by thoracentesis ... management #pulmonary #differential ... #thoracentesis
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
conjunction with the clinical ... etiology, narrow the differential ... fluidanalysis #thoracentesis
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
#thoracentesis # ... criteria #algorithm #differential
Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Procedure Risks ... Transfusion LOW RISK ... marrow biopsy, Thoracentesis ... biopsy MODERATE RISK ... therapy of HCC, Thoracentesis
Safe Living After Transplant: Animal & Pet Safety Risks
Lower ← → Higher Infection Risk
 • Dogs:
Animal & Pet Safety Risks ... Higher Infection Risk ... petsafety #transplant #differential ... diagnosis #txid #risk
Relative risk factors for breast cancer

#Differential; #Surgery; #Breastmasses; #Breastcancer; #Malignantbreastmass; #relativerisk; #riskfactors

Image Source:De Virgilio, C., Grigorian,
Relative risk factors ... breast cancer #Differential ... : A case based clinical
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
Acute rise/lability ... Age <30 w/o risk ... Hypertension #causes #differential
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
to arm/jaw, CAD risk ... severe, tearing CP, Risks ... CP, Dyspnea, PE risk ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... TYPICAL ORGANISMS (RISK ... ATYPICAL ORGANISMS (RISK ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... • No bleeding risk ... studies suggest net clinical ... high bleeding risk ... high bleeding risk