Background: National guidelines recommend sampling unilateral pleural effusions to characterize the fluid as either transudative or exudative.  Currently, the only method to characterize pleural fluid is by collecting a sample through an invasive drainage procedure that has risks of complications and is uncomfortable for the patient.  Few noninvasive methods have been studied to differentiate exudative [...]

Background: Imaging exams performed on hospitalized patients commonly reveal findings representing possible cancer and requiring follow-up. Our objective was to quantify how often indeterminate or suspicious masses are detected on inpatient abdominal and pelvic imaging exams by exam type and organ. Methods: Our health system uses a standardized coding scheme, similar to the Breast Imaging [...]

Case Presentation: A 46-year-old male without significant past medical history presented with progressive dyspnea, syncope, and epigastric pain. An electrocardiogram displayed sinus tachycardia without signs of ischemia. A chest radiograph demonstrated a widened mediastinum. A subsequent transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated pericardial effusion and tamponade. Patient had hypotension that was unresponsive to repeated intravenous fluid boluses, prompting [...]