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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... on radioactive lung ... management #treatment #hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... Treat primary cause ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Pulmonary teaching case ... coughed and now his ... - What’s the diagnosis ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... and ankles) #HSP ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
as jaundice on clinical ... symptoms, such as abdominal ... and stress may cause ... Congenital #bilirubin #hepatology ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... presence in the lower lung ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... #hepatology
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... infections can cause ... or B. cereus (long ... etiologic agent has ... Infectious #Diarrhea #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung