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Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Diagnosis/differential ... Pelvis Sag See thread ... Don't assume that acute ... hemorrhage is anechoic ... Ultrasound #clinical #OBGyn
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Extrauterine: • Ectopic ... pregnancy* Pelvic ... #OBGyn #Gynecology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... lesions, subhyaloid hemorrhage ... cerebellar hemorrhage ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... meningeal irritation signs ... Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ... (SAH): - Mydriasis ... : - Acute angle-closure
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Female gender - Pregnancy ... Subarachnoid hemorrhage ... #redflags #signs ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... = nonspecific (nausea ... abdominal pain, headache ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... herniation (Comatose), Acute ... pupil, Migraine Headache ... Neuro: Pontine hemorrhage ... #differential #diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Fatty liver of pregnancy ... #causes #hepatology
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute ... conditions that cause ... pancreatic necrosis, ectopic ... pregnancy, or other ... causes.