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Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Echocardiogram ... Many underlying causes ... Assess for MR when ... you see ruptured ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... See CT scan. ... #clinical #Crohns
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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Echocardiogram ... What do you see ... could pinpoint the cause ... next day due to infectious ... #clinical #cardiology
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... , abdominal pain ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... Infections 2. ... , abdominal pain ... , diarrhea, Tachycardia
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Echocardiogram ... What do you see ... could pinpoint the cause ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology
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Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... Suggestive of Infectious ... can cause fever ... appendicitis • Nausea ... #Diarrhea #diagnosis
Yersiniosis - Yersinia Enterocolitica

Clinical 
• Nausea and vomiting 
• Diarrhea 
• Abdominal pain 
• Fever 
Post-Infectious
Enterocolitica Clinical ... vomiting • Diarrhea ... • Abdominal pain ... • Fever Post-Infectious ... Enterocolitica #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... in up to 30% of cases ... common, Aortic root abscess ... large infarct - Infectious