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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... sonographic approach to acute ... Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
dilatation of the abdominal ... monitored for changes ... wall defines an aneurysm ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... #Aortic #Aneurysm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... pain • Skin changes ... aortic aneurysms ... • Acute intermittent
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... weeks incubation Acute ... (→ventricular aneurysm ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Tests - check Acute
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Lysis Syndrome An acute ... grade lymphoma & Acute ... Ca only if EKG changes ... Walid Malki, MD, MS ... TLS #oncology #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... -60y (hormonal changes ... and progressive Acute ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK ... • Well defined acute ... • Appearance changes ... and lymph: - Acute ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... that leads to an acute ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... Gout #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... into the skin or subcutaneous ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management