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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
management Causes ... compression from lymph ... node Mycobacteria ... Differential #workup #algorithm
Neck Lymph Nodes on POCUS

Neck mass or swelling? POCUS is a good first test to distinguish
Neck Lymph Nodes ... on POCUS Neck ... POCUS is a good ... Lymph node or thyroid ... #POCUS #clinical
Deep Vein Thrombosis Ultrasound Pocket Card
Deep Vein Thrombosis Scanning Sites:
 • Common Femoral Vein 
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Baker’s Cyst • Lymph ... Node • Pseudoaneurysms ... Hematoma - POCUS ... Thrombosis #DVT #pocus
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
cyst/Tumor • Lymph ... node hyperplasia ... nodes ... nodes ... This is a rare cause
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Neck Mass:
 • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
 • Branchial Cleft Anomalies
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Spread to Cervical Lymph ... Nodes) • Melanoma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
enlarged abdominal lymph ... nodes, and focal ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... • Malignancy: Lymph ... node dissection ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
otalgia Most Common Causes ... Otitis externa - Caused ... puffy tumor) • Lymph ... node: lymphadenopathy ... , lymph node malignancies