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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... Progressive URI ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #clinical #ultrasound
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
, causes and management ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... with purpura - Renal ... therapy as first-line ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
POCUS Teenager ... Findings/diagnosis ... first febrile UTI ... on u/s in young peds ... #POCUS #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... disturbance, External lines ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
, DIC, hypoTN, renal ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
, DIC, hypoTN, renal ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... cirrhosis: 3%-20% Renal ... Distal (Type I) renal ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis (SRC) Clinical ... , add other BP meds ... • Refractory cases ... #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... threatening to become PEs ... you will save lives ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE