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Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
birefringent - CPPD ... Sarcoid - Erosive OA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Schema
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Asthma • COPD ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... embolism • Cardiac ischemia ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Glycosylation - AGE cause ... Oxidative stress, Ischemia ... diabetes Charcot Arthropathy ... and destructive arthropathy
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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: CHF, valves, COPD ... Drugs (statin, chemo ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... , - regional ischemia ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - regional ischemia ... - Mesenteric ischemia
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... lung sliding COPD ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Echocardiogram Case ... EF monitor on chemo ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
stenosis Other causes ... Alma Sthela Arrioja ... a4c #clinical #pocus
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... cardiac cachexia"), COPD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes