11 results
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
(PLAX) 50 yo female ... presents with fever ... & flu-like symptoms ... #aorta #Valve # ... #clinical #ultrasound
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
the abdominal aorta ... Ever wondered why ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... organism into the lungs ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Presentation: Fever ... ascending thoracic aorta ... resulting in a dilated aorta ... infected without symptoms
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

This patient presents with shortness of breath. What is your
POCUS This patient ... to the thoracic aorta ... with 4d of sob & fever ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever ... known as valley fever ... spherules in the lungs ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... Coccidioidomycosis #Valley #Fever
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... : Fever, weight ... Large vessels (aorta ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management