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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... The images (CT | ... peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Opacities on Lung CT ... - Pathophysiology ... replacement of air ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... #Radiology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... assessment to reduce total ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
hyperhidrosis, hair ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... IGF-1 equivocal: Oral
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... lat decubitus - air ... seen • Chest CT ... - Switch to oral ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
3) Abdominal, ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... level • A low or normal ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
SpO2 88% on room air ... defaulting to a normal ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest