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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... pain/dyspnea. ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
pain. ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... Thrombus #InTransit #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean areas ... painAbdominal ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #Pain #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... dyspnea • (Less common ... • CT: Halo sign ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... classically purple abdominal ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
of age • Most common ... Behcet disease) Differential ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids ... diagnosis #management #signs
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PFAPA is the most common ... globally, excluding areas ... Less commonly, PFAPA ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... the acute flare; chest
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain. ... Vital signs: BP ... consider intra-abdominal ... Contusion Most commonly ... #Radiology #CTChest