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Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
retro-orbital pain ... transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal pain ... classification #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain ... #differential #diagnosis
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... bradykinesia/akinesia • Acute ... of neck, eye, tongue ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound
25 y/o f w acute abd pain and vaginal bleeding. Upreg
Ultrasound 25 y/o f w acute ... abd pain and vaginal ... rapid, life-saving diagnosis ... Ultrasound #clinical #POCUS
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... , tenofovir • AIN ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute ... Medications #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... with follow-up instructions ... the ED to help focus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Signs: weight gain ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... of muscles of tongue ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... with abdominal pain ... What is the diagnosis ... Acute, hypoechoic ... Sheath #Hematoma #POCUS
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
Acute Appendicitis ... on POCUS (Linear ... generalized abd pain ... probe made the diagnosis ... #Appendicitis #POCUS