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Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... ever seen a left atrium ... index > 160 mL/m2 ... officialdrk12 #Left #Atrial ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS
Kussmaul Breathing in Lactic Acidosis
Acute non-cardiopulmonary dyspnoea. 70 ys, DM, vomiting and URQ abdominal pain since
dyspnoea. 70 ys, DM ... vomiting and URQ abdominal ... On arrival, alert ... On CT scan, abdominal
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Large Mobile Left Atrial ... HT & DM2. ... Admitted for severe abdominal ... embolic events in 3 arterial ... @odremanr #Atrial
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... during CPR on POCUS ... Woman with HTN, DM ... POCUS done with ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal
Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
initiation of treatment ... ml/min per 1.73 m2 ... intermediate targets for glycemia
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
decade → peripheral/acral ... Insulin resist + DM ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
factors: Alcoholism, DM ... Classic, but rare triad ... imaging as needed Treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Triggers: ATRA ... treatment Pathophysiology ... day vs. 2.5 mg/m2 ... or 15 days of ATRA ... Renal Failure Treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... outflow and reduces arterial ... factors, including DM ... • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
associated with DM ... - Stiffness in axial ... • Therapeutic trial ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment