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Target Sign in Acute Appendicitis - POCUS

- Dr. Lebret Yannick @ardoukoba40

#Target #Sign #Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical
Target Sign in Acute ... Appendicitis - ... POCUS - Dr. ... #Appendicitis # ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... Surgical: - Acute ... appendicitis ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura - Diabetic ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... patients with diabetes ... Key signs/symptoms ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal ... pain, Kussmaul
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... 5L dry) - (Decr JVP ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... dehydration) • Kussmaul
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Viral Illness • Diabetic ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

The @RutgersEM residents don't always visualize the appendix. But when they do, the
Acute Appendicitis ... on POCUS The ... of acute appendicitis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
 - 
Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
mental status - Kussmaul ... respirations - Nausea ... /vomifing - Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Diabetic ... DKA #Symptoms #Signs
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Stroke • Renal: Acute ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... Myocardial ischemia, Acute ... Hyperglycemia, Diabetic ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
physiologic stress or acute ... have new-onset diabetes ... are Euglycemic Diabetic ... Common, early signs ... , vomiting, abdominal