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A systematic approach to the interpretation of computed tomography of the head 

"Blood Can Be Very
tomography of the head ... Very Bad" #HeadCT ... #Interpretation ... #Tutorial #Guide ... #Diagnosis #ComputedTomography
How to Read Head CT in the ED

"Blood Can Be Very Bad"- A humble mnemonic for
How to Read Head ... for emergency head ... CT scan interpretation ... #HeadCT #Interpretation ... #Tutorial #Diagnosis
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
pleural fluid analysis ... #pleuralfluid #analysis ... #interpretation ... criteria #algorithm #differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
- Joint Fluid Analysis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
synovial fluid - Interpretation ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Albumin #Gradient #Interpretation ... #Differential # ... Analysis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Intraparenchymal bleed, tentorial ... Hypertension with normal heart ... pressure, SAH, tentorial ... nerve palsy - Tentorial ... symptoms #clues #differential
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
OculomotorNerve (CN Ill) Paralysis ... accommodate but do not react ... Abnormalities #Differential
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... malignancy and heart ... Cirrhosis, Malignancy, Heart ... Ascitic Fluid Analysis ... Cell count and differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... • Congestive heart ... • Peritoneal dialysis