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

A -
department - Mnemonic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Assessment #Mnemonic
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
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
CICO) Checklist Mnemonic ... Ask help received ... after skin and subcutaneous ... Intubate #Oxygenate #Mnemonic ... #Management #CriticalCare
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
Necrotizing Fasciitis on Groin POCUS

50yo diabetic female presents with medial groin pain (where probe is for
most effective management ... Mnemonic from Castleberg ... 2014): "STAFF" subcutaneous ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
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