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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
from the field Table ... ultrasound findings #EBM ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Focused Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound - Transducer positions for aortic scan. Proximal (A), Mid-aorta (B), Distal (C),
Longitudinal (D) #EM ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... #AAA #Transducer
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
radiologists - Acad Emerg Med ... pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... VisualAbstract #POCUS
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Disease Associations ANA ... Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Common Causes of the Different Categories of Dizziness #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #EM #IM #Differential #Dizziness #Vertigo #Disequilibrium
Common Causes of ... #PrimaryCare #EM ... Lightheadedness #Table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... practices that could cause ... function test, ANA ... patients if the cause ... When do you do a BM
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Fraction N Engl J Med ... cardiovascular causes ... dCHF #Cardiology #EBM
AAA on POCUS 
The echo swirling suggests a very low pressure, almost venous. Pt without prior
AAA on POCUS The ... without prior med ... Vitals stable. ... AAA 10.6 cm. ... Aneurysm #Aorta #POCUS
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... Anti-dsDNA (in 70% of cases ... seen in 30—70% of cases ... + 90% • Anti-GBM ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... POCUS has a negative ... PratsEM #Abscess #POCUS ... VisualAbstract #EBM