1819 results
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
cavity above the diaphragm ... indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... cut off at the diaphragm ... Clinical #Pleural #Effusion
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... contour of the diaphragm ... detect pleural effusion ... #CHF #Pleural #Effusion
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Pocket Medicine:
Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... Criteria #Pleural #Effusion
pleural effusion #management #treatment #algorithm #diagnosis
pleural effusion ... #management #treatment
Diaphragm Anatomy - Innervation, Neurovasculature and Openings

By @rev.med

#Diaphragm #Anatomy #Innervation #Neurovasculature #Openings
Diaphragm Anatomy ... By @rev.med #Diaphragm
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
for above the diaphragm ... for below the diaphragm ... out of favor for treatment
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Infectious Knee Effusions ... Traumatic Knee Effusions ... Malignant Knee Effusions
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
causes the flaccid diaphragm ... Respirations #Breathing #Diaphragm
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
flattening of the diaphragm ... the flattened diaphragm
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion ... Antibiotics #CNS #Diffusion ... #BloodBrain #Perfusion