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COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
on Lung ultrasound ... stage and in mild infection ... #Lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Signs
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Mediastinum, Lungs ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... interstitial diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Myositis 4% - Lung ... (aPL) 30-45% Differential ... Other auto-immune, Infectious ... autoantibodies #signs ... #rheumatology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... vs infection vs ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
via cold saline injection ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... precede other signs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Tenderness → Consider infectious ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... #differential #