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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... defined spared areas ... more deaerated areas ... #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Cancer, Breast ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... metastatic spread: lung ... cancer, breast ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... on POCUS Stable ... mild shortness of breath ... h/o metastatic breast ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
(most common: lung ... , breast, prostate ... , breast, melanoma ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Trauma • Tumor (Lung ... , Breast, Thyroid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
- Metastatic (breast ... , prostate, lung ... Unilateral #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (particularly lung ... , breast, melanoma ... the most common cause ... the most common cause
Table 2: Relative potency of topical corticosteroids*
TC are divided into four groups according to their potency
Table 2: Relative ... them into seven classes ... safest agents for long-term ... large surface areas ... the face, or on areas