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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Pleural Effusion in adults ... Internal Medicine #Respiratory ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes ... Presentations Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... (cardiac) - Repiratory ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Causes: - Parenchyma ... • Acute Respiratory ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... Causes include: ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
, defecation) Respiratory ... : • Pulmonary ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Acid-Base Disorders Alkalosis ... altitude, Pneumonia, pulmonary ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... differential #diagnosis #causes
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
pneumonia (COP), adult ... respiratory distress ... syndrome and pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
for mediastinal masses ... following: Most masses ... Foregut cysts In adults ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #Mediastinal