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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... travel hx, home meds ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
ultimately was diagnosed ... patient in a supine position ... between the liver ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... sources within abdominal ... pediatrics #children #peds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... pain, nausea, and ... vomiting, which she reports ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... #Abdominal #clinical
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
pressure and cranial ultrasound ... the abdomen, the liver ... Any intra-abdominal ... coarctation of the aorta ... #Examination #Peds
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
in over 80% of cases ... injuries to spleen, liver ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... pattern on your differential ... Trauma #Injury #clinical