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Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Air Bronchograms ... Ultrasound Pearl ... like liver, it's ... never a good thing ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • Fever, weight ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... peripheral tracking of air ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #hepatology #liver
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Manifestations: • Fever ... • Fever and weight
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound # ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air ... intraperitoneal air ... position between the liver ... get fooled by lung ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
association • How long ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Serum IGF-1 level
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... ovarian tumors, lung ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases