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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage #FAST #Positive ... #trauma #clinical ... #ultrasound
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
effusion, Restrictive lung ... Demyelinating syndromes ... valve lesions Abdominal ... haemolytic Coombs positive ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive
Female passenger who fell off a motorcycle with hypotension. Lots of blood in the Spleno-renal space.
in the Spleno-renal ... Hemorrhage #Blood #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #FAST #Positive
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
globules in the lung ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... covering both gram positive ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
POCUS Young ... ultimately was diagnosed ... patient in a supine position ... get fooled by lung ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
CO) and impedes lung ... Chronic (due to long ... patient in a supine position ... POCUS) and function ... #Instructions #diagnosis