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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 ... POCUS is more accurate ... POCUS has a negative ... #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... • Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
to Kidney: Anti-GBM ... Disease (Goodpasture's ... Pauci-immune mediated (Negative ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... levels >1g/L • Negative ... cryoglobulins • Negative ... #rheumatology #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... for anti-C3d and negative ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
POCUS for Ocular Ultrasound - Visual Abstract
How accurate is point-of-care ultrasound for diagnosing retinal detachment (RD),
POCUS for Ocular ... Visual Abstract How accurate ... ultrasound for diagnosing ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ocular-pocus-retinal-detachment-vitreous-hemorrhage ... #diagnosis #ebm
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
factor in making an accurate ... diagnosis in the ... distribution In certain diseases ... randomly distributed relative ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... , and ocular inflammation ... Syndrome: - Ocular ... #rheumatology #
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... A nonpruritic macular ... dysfunction, and negative ... #AOSD #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular ... #Rheumatology