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COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
COVID19 vs CHF on ... POCUS Spot the difference ... pneumonia, right CHF ... lines due to other causes ... (like CHF) #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung bases ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... gravitational difference ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... diuretics) With edema ... Reduced GFR, AKI/CRF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... diuretics) With edema ... Reduced GFR, AKI/CRF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
with alveolar edema ... will notice the difference ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Alveolar #Pulmonary #Edema
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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temporal evolution, CSF ... hemorrhage • CSF ... Demyelinating disease caused ... cystic lesions • CSF ... comparable to CSF
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
matter vasogenic edema ... the brain • CSF ... cell count in the CSF ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
overload -> - CHF ... - Pulmonary Edema ... Constipation - MSK
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
gravity dependent difference ... transudate like in CHF ... Radiology #CTChest #CHF ... Alveolar #Pulmonary #Edema
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... 1 week MH/CCF ... #Orthopedics #MSK