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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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of Scleroderma (SSc ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... cell carcinoma (SCC ... ) - cavitary pulmonary ... most frequently SCC ... abscess - pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
most frequently SCC ... most frequently SCC ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... - CPAM - pulmonary
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table ... • Subcostal (SC ... Inferior Vena Cava (SC ... View (A5C) • SC ... Map #Comparison #Table
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... pattern: - SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS ... pattern: - SSc
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... Apical 4 Chamber (A4C
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
systemic sclerosis (SSc ... systemicsclerosis #SSc ... #pulmonary #indications
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C) with Saline Contrast
POCUS may help you to spot fine
Echocardiogram (S4C ... Echocardiogram #s4c
EMCrit Remix of the STC Failed Airway Algorithm #Management #CriticalCare #STC #FailedAirway #Algorithm #Emcrit
EMCrit Remix of the STC ... #CriticalCare #STC