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Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

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

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Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... Criteria #Pleural #Effusion ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... Joint involvement ... effusion (Swelling ... space decr joint
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
and left pleural effusion ... subcostal 4-chamber POCUS ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #s4c #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Inflammation of joints ... commonly large joints ... Oligoarthritis: Joint ... pain in a few joints ... Effusions • Inflammation
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory Joint ... nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... • Moving the joint ... motion (relieved by rest ... inactivity -> Joint
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
tissue swelling (best ... together) • Joint ... closer to the joints ... (Joint deformities ... Best visualized
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... largest pericardial effusion ... Something out of a text ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
HINTS Exam - Abnormal ... Test of Skew (Abnormal ... Peter Johns @ https ... Vertical #Skew #Test ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion ... Evaluation on Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for ankle ... the tibiotalar joint
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... transducer on lung Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion