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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
There are about a ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... may range from a ... /symptoms of active ... tissue damage - CXR
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
In Transit A ... most support her diagnosis ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... Thrombus #InTransit #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... A patient is ... your next step in management ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #DSign #AcutePE
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... surgery, trauma, active ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
reactivation of a ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
reactivation of a ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Management #Treatment