PEMBlog
OCTOBER 11, 2023
To diagnose bladder rupture, CT cystography is the preferred diagnostic test. While routine CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis can differentiate between intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal fluid, they are unreliable for diagnosing bladder rupture since they cannot distinguish urine from ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity).
PEMBlog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease The patient was diagnosed with Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease (NTED). Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease E. Enterovirus infection Click here to reveal the correct answer D. This condition is common in Japanese NICUs, but rare in the US.
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The Clinical Problem Solvers
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. Comparison of cross-sectional renal function measurements in African Americans with hypertensive nephrosclerosis and of primary formulas to estimate glomerular filtration rate [published correction appears in Am J Kidney Dis 2002 Feb;39(2):444].
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Barbara: I think I got the PDI award in 2002 and I was teaching at that time adjunct at the school of social work where I had attended. And then my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer and she was treated there. Eric: And how long ago was that? Look, I’m in a line talking about grownups here. It’s good. So proud of myself.
GeriPal
JUNE 23, 2022
So when I got to a residency and at that point I was in residency 1999 to 2002 and we were being taught to screen everyone no matter what. If you know that there’s a group that you don’t treat even after they’re diagnosed, it causes anxiety, but you’re not causing them harms from treatment. It can be stressful.
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