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Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
or Mildly Abnl Patterns ... Severely Abnl Pattern ... Severely Abnl Patterns ... VExUS #diagnosis #pocus ... #congestion #grading
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
normal HV/PV/RV patterns ... with mild flow pattern ... with severe flow pattern ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... diastolic filling patterns ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... mitral inflow pattern ... Grade diastolic ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... B-Cell ~90% • Low Grade ... range • High Grade ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Saccular aortic aneurysm on POCUS
If something is abnormal, or doesn't make sense to visual pattern recognition,
Saccular aortic aneurysm ... on POCUS If something ... sense to visual pattern ... abdominal #aaa #POCUS ... clinical #sagittal #aorta
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... 5.5cm, or it is growing ... have claimed that POCUS ... Slow, graded compression ... #Aorta #Transverse
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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< 30 years - Aorta ... aortitis, aortic aneurysm ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern ... #rheumatology #classification