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Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Adult in small intestine ... hatches; penetrates intestinal ... commonly liver and lung ... Scolex attaches to intestine ... #Echinococcus #LifeCycle
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Intestinal Hookworm ... Adults in small intestine ... circulation in the lungs ... #Hookworm #Intestinal ... #lifecycle #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
orbit, larynx, intestines ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... vomiting, diarrhea, intestinal
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... are some other causes ... SOD • Gl Tract: Intestinal ... Pancreatic, Ovarian, Lung
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Adults in small intestine ... Adults in small intestine ... and migrate to lungs ... proceeds in the small intestine ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Intestinal Ascariasis ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... obstruction (as in this case ... rick_devpriyo #Intestinal ... Ascariasis #Ultrasound #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... barcode sign - Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Long-standing vs ... genitourinary causes ... Diverticulitis • IBD • Intestinal ... ischemia • Chronic intestinal
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
bowel syndrome, intestinal ... starvation, diabetic) Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes ... or restrictive lung