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RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... your next step in management ... followed by 90mg iv infusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #DSign #AcutePE
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Management Summary ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... if they have no clinical ... regurgitation, pericardial effusion ... and lab signs ( ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Cardiovascular disease ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... 50%): Pleurisy / effusion ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... carotid sinus syndrome ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical