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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria for diagnosis ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology ... #clinical
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Methergine) 0.2 mg IM ... Hemabate) 250 mcg IM ... unresponsive to usual treatment
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 ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... flexed 70-900 • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... capillaritis leading ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
subsequent bleeding ... Clinical Significance ... Diagnosis and Context ... #cullensign #em ... #peritonitis #IM
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... the duodenum Clinical ... Not reliable, so diagnosis ... • Should be on differential ... - CMC IM Residency
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
from hormonal and ... may cause severe clinical ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... : • Chest Xray ... Broncholithiasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary