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Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
weakening [6], with rupture ... Rupture risk significantly ... Table 1: Annual rupture ... Guidelines for the treatment
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... evidence of ectopic rupture ... comply with post-treatment
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
undergoing steroid treatment ... myopathy - Tendon rupture
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
abscess & antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment ... the abscess may rupture ... drainage- first-line treatment ... complications like rupture
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
, many already ruptured ... IgG deposits • Treatment ... basement membrane • Treatment
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
-8%), Empyema (rupture ... trend response to treatment ... immunodiffusion test) • Culture ... 7 days to grow culture
Acute Babesiosis Management
Mild/Moderate Disease Severity
 • Symptoms: Fevers, fatigue, malaise. Headache, nausea. Chills, dyspnea, neck stiffness
Burden: <4% • Treatment ... shock, splenic rupture ... Burden: <4% • Treatment ... Babesiosis #Management #treatment
Ultrasound of the Week - Achilles tendon rupture, complete

#Clinical #POCUS #Longitudinal #Achilles #Tendon #Ruptured #Complete #Tear
Achilles tendon rupture ... Achilles #Tendon #Ruptured
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... Achilles tendon ruptures ... warriors") • Acute rupture ... - Pain over rupture ... swelling over rupture
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... cordae tendenae rupture