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Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... with CXR, obtain ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
chest x-ray (click image ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... shown the whole image ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
see on this SC image ... New onset HFpEF case ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A3C
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A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#wavelengths #causes ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... non-melanoma skin cancer: clinical ... occupational disease evaluation ... DNA base damage
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Asian countries (1 case ... ) Fibrosis and damage ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... particularly at the lung bases ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... markers such as BNP/NT-proBNP ... the determined cause
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
The CT-image is ... Finally the diagnosis ... disease was made based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... MD (@long_brit) Case ... Case Continued ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest