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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 ... of re-expansion pulmonary ... is removed by thoracentesis ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
Since these risk ... the malignancy risk ... to assess final risk ... #Diagnosis #EBM ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
#Diagnosis #EM #IM #PERC #Low #Risk #Pulmonary #Embolism #PulmonaryEmbolism #Algorithm #RebelEM
#Diagnosis #EM # ... IM #PERC #Low #Risk ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... splenomegaly), Increased Risk ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Henoch-SchonIein Purpura Anti-GBM ... to Kidney: Anti-GBM ... With associated pulmonary ... involvement: Anti-GBM ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
hunger - LOWER risk ... to Reduce the Risk ... Of pulmonary Aspiration ... Hours #Timeline #EBM
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
Size A solitary pulmonary ... cohort at high risk ... #EBM #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #SolitaryPulmonaryNodule
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
Patient risk stratification ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... Anticoagulation #Management #Hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... transfused patients • Risk ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology