tricuspid valve endocarditis in an elderly patient without known predisposing factors.

A 73-year-old man with history of nephrolithiasis was admitted after a witnessed cardiac arrest. In the emergency department, the patient had several runs of ventricular fibrillation treated with defibrillation and amiodarone infusion. Echocardiography revealed reduced ejection fraction with multiple mobile structures attached to the tricuspid valve leaflets.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Modified CT Severity Index in Assessing Severity of Acute Pancreatitis.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of modified CT severity index in assessing the severe acute pancreatitis keeping APACHE II as gold standard.

Study Design: Cross-sectional (validation) study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Radiology, Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, from February to August 2014.