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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... to pleural line ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... #clinical #lungcardiac ... #diagnosis #mimics
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
abscessus • Line ... Kansasii: • Mimics ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
1928, a 32-page long ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
, interstitial lung ... disease and lung ... include diabetes, anemia ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... #Pathology #Diagnosis
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... of multiple B-lines ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... systemic complaints- anemia ... the “Chewing gum test
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
maternal age • Anemia ... Presentation: • Mimics ... normal pregnancy ... , selenium) Differential ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology