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Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Posterior Eye - Use fundoscopy and ultrasound
Anatomy and Key Diagnoses ... fundoscopy and ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Ophth ... RuleOf2s #RuleOfTwos #Table ... Retina #OpticNerve #ALiEM
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ultrasound ... for diagnosis of ... from the field Table ... findings #EBM ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #hematology
Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Anterior Eye - Utilize slit lamp exam
Anatomy and Key Diagnoses ... slit lamp exam #Diagnosis ... #EM #Ophth #Anterior ... RuleOf2s #RuleOfTwos #Table ... AnteriorChamber #Lens #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
vein and normal ultrasound ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
vein and normal ultrasound ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... the diaphragm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #PICU ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
to Kidney: Anti-GBM ... involvement: Anti-GBM ... Pauci-immune mediated (Negative ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Myositis Specific Antibodies (MSAs)

Dermatomyositis: MDA5, TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, SAE
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Jo-1, PL7, PL12, EJ, OJ
Immune Mediated
Body Myositis (IBM ... MSAs #clinical #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... table
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... POCUS has a negative ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... VisualAbstract #EBM