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Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Positive "spot sign" on Ocular Ultrasound

78 yo M with sudden onset
Positive "spot sign ... " on Ocular Ultrasound ... Occlusion #Embolus #Clinical ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #Ultrasound
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... colonization vs invasive disease ... Contamination of food
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Skin lesions • Positive ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... diagnosis #management #signs
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... high-resolution ultrasound ... CPPD Crystals - Positively ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... infection have positive
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... boxes indicate final ... alcohol-related liver disease ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... Anemia of renal disease ... #differential #