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LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... Echocardiogram Septic ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Dynamic LVOTO ... ultrasound #Cardiology #PLAX
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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the mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... inappropriate mood, highly labile ... goal-oriented (normal ... assessed but within normal ... #psychiatry #diagnosis
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Normal work up including ... later he developed RVOT ... #Mass #Cancer #Carcinoma ... clinical #cardiology #PLAX
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... adenopathy, known carcinoma ... demarcated secondary lobeles ... secondary lobules with normal
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... mg) without an oral ... Plasma exchange (PLEX ... Multiple #sclerosis #diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... - Synovium - Oral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... neuroexam - Oral ... - Cataract Plan ... stratification #diagnosis
Uncertainty Communication Checklist for Patient Discharge

Introduction
1. Explain to the patient that they are being discharged
2. Ask
Discuss diagnoses ... tests to patients (normal ... or abnormal) 6 ... No/uncertain diagnosis ... Discuss a plan for
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
deposition, seen as a 3-layered ... enhancement pattern of normal ... Eosinophilia may play ... EMF #cardiology #diagnosis