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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... Causes = RV failure ... extra sound is a pericardial ... #Clinical #Neck ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
particularly lung, breast ... the most common cause ... the most common cause ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #clinical #ultrasound
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... Presentation: • Mild ... non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... and spaces can cause ... travels from these areas ... in subcutaneous areas ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Rule out other causes ... radiographs of affected areas ... the collar bone, breast ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... heart rate >90 beats ... or those with clinical ... including those caused
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
the vasculitis causes ... areas of consolidation ... multiple nodules or masses ... There are ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology