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RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... your next step in management ... massive embolus-->LV inability ... to pump-->hypotension ... #clinical #ultrasound
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Gestational Hypertension ... Gestational Hypertension ... Elevated AST/ALT • Pulmonary ... Cerebral/visual symptoms ... Seizure HELLP Syndrome
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... illness with VS instability ... Pressor support for hypotension ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... : Atlantoaxial Instability ... , Felty's Syndrome ... rheumatology #signs #symptoms
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... life • M=F Symptoms ... panic attack-type symptoms ... Less common symptoms ... may present with pulmonary
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... S1 => Weakened stability ... Positive one-legged hyperextension ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... hypertension are ... sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... Staging #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
rise or increased lability ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's syndrome ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical manifestations ... Intracranial hypertension ... Hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatoadrenal syndrome ... failure #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... of Serotonin Syndrome ... Tachycardia, Fever, Hypertension ... shock) Spectrum of Clinical ... #Symptoms #spectrum