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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST # ... Positive #LUQ
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Rupturing AAA on ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... normal, initial FAST ... ChrisKumetz #AAA ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Sudden, severe, can last ... test (posterior ... test Méniére's ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Consider diagnostic fast ... hydrogen breath test ... Consider diagnostic fast ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Abdominal pain; ... Two different positive ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
/hemorrhage on FAST ... FAST exam done. ... No other intra-abdominal ... #Positive #trauma ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... determination, Smoking, positive
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... algorithm. ... liver disease; AST ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... , Tests to evaluate ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Non-intubated: Low-fat