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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
of Exudative Pleural ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Effusion ... pulmonary #im #radiology ... #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... DDx: Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... • Pulmonary: pleural ... effusion, infiltrates
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
atelectasis or pleural ... effusion. ... The differential ... the chance of malignancy ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
infection and malignancy-associated ... case reports of pleural ... effusion associated ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Chondroma - MSK Radiology ... deposition or malignancy ... Differential diagnosis ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Infections • Malignancy ... effusions • Acute ... Serositis: • Pleural
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
Bilateral pleural ... patient with a known malignancy ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... #Clinical #Radiology