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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... yield respiratory symptoms ... Large pleural effusion ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Pancreatic Cyst Diagnosis on Endoscopic Ultrasound EUS
Features of low cancer risk: No symptoms caused by the
Pancreatic Cyst Diagnosis ... on Endoscopic Ultrasound ... cancer risk: No symptoms ... high cancer risk: Symptoms ... cyst, such as jaundice
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... • Indolent symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Clinical Features and Complications of β-thalassaemia Major
 - Pallor
 - Jaundice
 - Bossing of the skull
Clinical Features ... - Pallor - Jaundice ... BThalassaemia #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Features
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Pathogenesis and clinical ... with possible symptoms ... • Secondary effusion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... Abscess in Skin ... is not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
: conjunctival suffusion ... Weil's Disease: Jaundice ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... #differential #diagnosis
Pleural effusion + lung mass + abscess on POCUS

Image from Dr Oscar Diaz.

- Dr. Marco Umaña
Pleural effusion ... + lung mass + abscess ... #lung #mass #abscess ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #Ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Maternal Support - Critical