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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... PUD • Gastric malignancy ... intolerance • SIBO
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... crushing the RV so ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... denying CP or SOB ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Malignant Pericardial ... crushing the RV so ... Prats @PratsEM #Malignant ... #Tamponade #clinical ... echocardiogram #POCUS
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
acute onset CP/SOB ... What's the diagnosis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
Cardiac metastasis ... malignancies (10%–21%): malignant ... #metastasis #clinical ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
So high index of ... clinical suspicion ... is required for diagnosis ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS), Malignancy ... left-sided heart valves
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #clinical #POCUS
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... vs infection vs malignancy ... GCA, but normal values ... initiating steroids, so
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac