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Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
adolescent male (<1 ... of epigastric pain ... part of abdomen ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... pain. ... +preg test. ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... at the bedside #3
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
4th decades of life ... Autoimmune diseases 3. ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... pain, diarrhea, ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... PEARLS: 1. ... A STIM test can ... 1. ... Give 250 mcg of
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
retro-orbital pain ... positive tourniquet test ... Intense abdominal ... pain or tenderness ... classification #diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Triglyceride level - Liver ... function test panel ... fluid balance >3- ... increase the risk of abdominal ... acetaminophen 1
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... disturbance, psychosis 3) ... dexamethasone suppression test ... ACTH levels 3)
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Cramps: • Muscle pain ... legs, arms or abdomen ... - Headache - Abdominal ... Multi-system illness: 1. ... , ARDS, DIC) 3.
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... pain, chronic constipation ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
patients such as: 1. ... Hematologic malignancy 3. ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly