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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Abdominal hernia • Rib ... gastroenteritis • Epiploic appendages
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... disease (RB-ILD ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
Causes of Pseudocellulitis ... dermatologists represents a cost-effective ... Angioedema • Sweet syndrome ... Inflammatory carcinoma - Lung ... • Compartment syndrome
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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e.g. fractured long ... Marfan's Syndrome ... • Abscess • Cyst ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasis of lung ... cancer (2D/3D TTE ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... case. ... septic emboli in lungs ... Jugular #Thrombosis #RIJ ... #Neck #POCUS #Clinical
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
POCUS 1. look ... beats CXR on time, cost ... fx w POCUS, orient ... in line on long ... POCUS #clinical
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Irregular (1) A fib ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... AV block 1º - long ... 200ms from longer pause
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... CA, small cell lung ... Ascariasis, Choledochal cyst ... • Gilbert's syndrome