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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of NSVT #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Cardiology #NSVT #Evaluation #NonSustained
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Management #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #NSVT ... #Evaluation #NonSustained ... VentricularTachycardia #Algorithm #Ddxof
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
#differential #ddxof ... #pulmonary #im ... #radiology #clinical
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... Infectious workup: CXR ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... Embolism - Acute ... Pulmonary Edema ... #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... of Suspected Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary ... CTA #Algorithm #Ddxof
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... infarction/PE, CHF ... BCM IM Residency
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... diagnosed with CXR ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... patients, who have an acute ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization