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Pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4c)
RA collapse= earliest sign. RV collapse =
Pericardial effusion ... with signs of tamponade ... (S4c) RA collapse ... = earliest sign. ... sensitive sonographic sign
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... pain, pleural effusion ... cause interstitial lung ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
• Plasma cells ... Palpable Joint effusion ... Extra-articular signs ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... malignant pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Trauma to the long ... bone or pelvis ... Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... acute HF → no signs
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
volume -> Decr lung ... expansion -> Decr lung ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... msk #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
• Decreased perfusion ... Retina • Ganglion cells ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms