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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 ... on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
Angioedema • Sweet syndrome ... Inflammatory carcinoma - Lung ... Pseudocellulitis: • Insect bites ... • Compartment syndrome ... #dermatology #skin
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... bones ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO syndrome is ... inflammation of the bones ... Rule out other causes ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
#POCUS of the posterior lung bases in a (#covid19 negative) patient with severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
#POCUS of the posterior ... lung bases in a ... irregular pleural line ... -lung rockets ... sonographic interstitial syndrome
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... response to mosquito bites ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI): Leading cause ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... diagnosis #management #hematology