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Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

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

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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Effusion: - Pulmonary ... Nephrotic Syndrome Light's ... Pleural #Effusion #Differential ... #Lights #Criteria
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Diastolic Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Myxoma Prolapse Late ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... lung disease • Pulmonary ... Intracardiac Right ... Right to Left Shunt ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... Medical Nugget on Light's ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... epidermal turnover rate ... accelerated mitotic rate ... Nikolsky #Algorithm #Differential
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Light ... (LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Bronchiolitis, Pulmonary ... Lung #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... crackles in the right ... decreased respiratory rate ... • Pathophysiology ... edema #causes #differential
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Palpitations, light-headedness ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Rate Control •
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Pressure = Heart Rate ... depletion • Pulmonary ... pneumothorax • Right ... #hypotensive #differential