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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Causes #Hematology
Gallbladder Wall Thickening on POCUS

Ascites - a common cause of a thick gallbladder wall

Dr. J. Christian
Ascites - a common cause ... Wall #Thickening #Edema ... #Ascites #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... edema EMERGENT
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
most common causes ... more than one cause ... ) / absence of edema ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... Edema: - Widespread ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Angioneurotic Edema ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever ... #diagnosis #comparison