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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Portal Venous Gas ... Pneumatosis Patient has ischemic ... Both cause intrahepatic ... Pneumatosis #POCUS #clinical ... abdominal #ultrasound #Liver
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... limb and bowel ischemia ... arterial and/or venous ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... range of possible clinical ... determined based on two clinical ... the determined cause ... #icu #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... management #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... • Fomites • Live ... three weeks Clinical ... Respiratory distress Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Dermatology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm ... - 1 or more clinical ... episodes of arterial, venous ... maternal chromosomal causes ... #diagnosis #hematology