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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for diagnosis ... from the field Table ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS ... What's the diagnosis ... 63 year old with ... #Hypokinesis #POCUS
Upper Versus Lower Motor Neuron Findings

Denervation near the target muscle fibers (lower motor neuron disease) results
Denervation near ... Versus #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Table #Neurology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphoid (ALL) - PAS, TdT ... o CML - bcr-able ... o Other bcr-able ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
less than one year ... greater than one year ... #Diagnosis #Syphilis ... Latent #Tertiary #Table
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
on examination table ... on the edge of table ... towards the test ear ... the examination table ... #Instructions #Diagnosis
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
commonly found at or near ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... potomania - “Tea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
anti-Mi-2, anti-TIF ... Associated Features: Diagnosis ... over years, often diagnosed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #table
Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
AIDS Chronic: • Stable ... 50-150 in first year ... then 50-100 each year ... #Progression #diagnosis