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DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
Common, early signs ... gap is variable ... Continue insulin ... and subcutaneous insulin ... #DKA #EDKA #Insulin
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... anteriorly in the left lung ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... leading into a lung ... , pulm AVM, GPA ... Feeding #Vessel #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... mueormycosis, GPA ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
19 Patterns of Lung ... Reverse Halo Sign ... Halo Sign 6. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... Pulmonary #ChestCT #radiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
along with IV insulin ... +++ fluids. 2) Insulin ... 3) Follow the anion ... gap until it closes ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications
Criteria for stopping insulin drip in DKA:
Don't stop the drip until the following criteria are met
1)
ketoacidosis (anion ... gap < 10-12 mEq ... daily dose of long-acting ... insulin >2 hours ... is an excellent sign
Cheerio Sign (Open Bronchus Sign) on Chest CT
 • Pulmonary nodule with a central lucency
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Bronchus Sign) ... and metastatic lung ... rheumatoid nodules, GPA ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo Sign) on Chest CT
 • Central GGO surrounded by a crescentic or circumferential
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo ... Sign) on Chest ... IFI, PJP, LG, GPA ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... possible fresh gas ... hyperventilate lungs ... chloride, glucose/insulin