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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... Non-ischemic EKG ... Dissection #Aortic #Aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... also arise in normal ... involvement Differential ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cooled from the normal ... cryoglobulin (CG ... limb and bowel ischemia ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) secondary ... catastrophes (ischemic ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
polychondritis, GPA • Ischemic ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... arthritis ENT • Oral ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
CLINICAL: • Physical ... diagnosed based on clinical ... and can help differentiate ... universally used, ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology