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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... #Effusion #Transudative ... #Exudative #Differential
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Exudative Pleural Effusion ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Effusion ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... ddxof #pulmonary #im ... #radiology #clinical
Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology #Pericardial #Effusion #Differential #Algorithm #Incidence #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pericardial Effusion ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
- MH/CCF/CWRU ... EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #effusion #pericardial
Knee POCUS: Synovial Hypertrophy 
#Clinical	#EM #Ortho #Radiology	#POCUS #Knee #Effusion #Synovium #Hypertrophy #SynovialHypertrophy #SonoStuff
Hypertrophy #Clinical ... #EM #Ortho #Radiology ... #POCUS #Knee #Effusion
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... PIP joint • Ortho ... 1 week MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... decompensation (CHF ... • Slow initial feeding ... initiation of feeding ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... • Common clinical ... • Conjunctival suffusion ... indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
intra-abdominal bleeding ... and subsequent bleeding ... Clinical Significance ... #cullensign #em ... #peritonitis #IM
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Classic triad: Bleeding ... • Should be on differential ... long ago • Gl bleeding ... - CMC IM Residency