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Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
Appendicitis on ... POCUS Gorgeous appendicitis ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... appendix #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... • Fever • Abdominal ... Vomiting • Seizure ... • Supportive (infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Overview
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
Most comrnon CNS infection ... prophylaxis Clinical ... Altered mental status ... • Seizure ... Toxoplasmosis #Diagnosis #Overview
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... Clinico-Radiological ... Altered mental status ... Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Diagnosis: • Infection
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
Appendicitis on ... Resolution: appendicitis ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... appendix #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antibiotics Class Overview ... severe Candida infections ... usually works clinically ... Static vs Aspergillus ... for Aspergillus infections
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Perforated Appendicitis ... and Abscess on Abdominal ... Perforated appendicitis ... twitter.com/MaizeandLube/status ... #POCUS #clinical
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... personality change, seizures ... altered mental status ... complaints or seizures ... aphasia, and/or seizures
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... A state of tissue ... death Common Clinical ... altered mental status ... Inflammatory: infectious
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Diagnosis: • Seizures ... overlook severe infections ... likelihood of negative clinical