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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
pts under large stresses ... to insulin TX, stresses ... infections, food binges ... pathophysiology #comparison
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Smooth pleural line ... • AIS > 3 B-lines ... pulmonary #edema #comparison ... clinical #diagnosis #ultrasound
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
point-of-care ultrasound ... pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... symptoms • B-lines ... , Pleural line - ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... #Comparison #Table
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... Differential Bilat ... Bilateral B-lines ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
vs ABG BOTTOM LINE ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... Differences #Versus #Comparison
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
• Breaks in GBM ... Glomerular #Diseases #differential ... nephritic #nephrotic #comparison
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Body Myositis (IBM ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Rheumatology #Differential
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... - A-Lines, B-Lines ... propagation of ultrasound ... Lung #Profiles #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Differential
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
A-Lines vs B-Lines ... • A-lines are ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #BLines #Lung # ... pulmonary #clinical #comparison