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Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute-onset ... movement, retrobulbar pain ... syneresis • Vitreous hemorrhage ... • Retinal detachment
44M with h/o DM2 and insulin noncompliance presents w R eye visual loss x 3d. What's
Ophtho consult: acute ... without retinal ... detachment. ... Tip: turn up gain ... #Clinical #POCUS
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... patients with acute ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Epigastric abdominal ... pain (90%, characteristically ... early; late to assess ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... pain and shock. ... What is the diagnosis ... sheath hematoma and hemorrhagic ... Acute, hypoechoic
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... primary #secondary #management
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... relapsing fever, acute ... Bleeding, petechia - Hemorrhagic ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid,
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... mucosal injury - Abdominal ... pain, nausea, vomiting ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute ... Abdominal Pain(< ... - Differential Diagnostic ... cardiac, pulmonary, renal ... #Abdominal #Pain
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
colicky left flank pain ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... colicky flank pain ... to help confirm diagnosis ... considered some kind of abscess