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Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Emergency Room - Comparison ... Table: Clinical ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... BiliaryDiseases #Table
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) vs Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) - A Comparison Table

Clinical Features,
Table Clinical ... and Treatment ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Artery #Vein #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
ARDS Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... Often anterior and posterior ... "Pulse" • + Posterior ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology ... #Diagnosis
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
common inherited bleeding ... disorder Clinical ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Hypovolemic: Bleeding ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
, swelling • Treatment ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table