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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... than physical exam ... is not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #Exam #VisualAbstract
Melanoma - Clinical subtypes
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Superficial spreading melanoma (70%)
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Nodular melanoma (15%)
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Lentigo maligna
Melanoma - Clinical ... melanoma (70%) - Nodular ... melanoma (5%) #Diagnosis ... Melanoma #Subtypes #Comparison ... #Table #Superficial
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... - Physical Exam ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
to perform an ocular ... Emergency ocular ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular # ... rupture #ultrasound #clinical
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
diseases with a nodular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
on histologic exam ... high index of clinical ... common, Aortic root abscess ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
hemangioma, Focal nodular ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic, Cholinergic, Opioid, Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic

During your physical exam, look for evidence of some of
your physical exam ... further down) clinical ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics