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Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - rule out non-ICU ... vs ICU causes ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
- MSK Radiology ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Major Clinical Trials ... - NEJM 1999 - ICU ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Radiology Imaging ... Differential diagnosis ... • PVNS/Giant Cell ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Better call hematology ... #workup #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk