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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia ... Abdominal pain; colicky
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
hydronephrosis in renal colic ... VisualAbstract #POCUS
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... lesion: ALS, MS, Polio ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Guideline for Ultrasound Transducer Cleaning and Disinfection 
- ACEP Policy Statement

https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(18)30668-1/fulltext

#Transducer #Cleaning #Disinfection #POCUS #Ultrasound #Policy
Disinfection - ACEP Policy ... #Disinfection #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Policy
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
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Causes of Pediatric ... • Infantile Colic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... Pancreatitis Biliary colic
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Retroperitoneal - renal colic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
"biliary colic") ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Vaccines - Impact Timeline
Diphtheria
Polio
Pertussis
Hepatitis B
Measles
Chickenpox
Hepatitis A
Mumps
Rubella

Bubbles represent reported U.S. cases, but not all diseases were notifiable
Timeline Diphtheria Polio ... reported U.S. cases ... Impact #Timeline #Policy
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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• Infantile Colic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes