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Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... 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 ... Infections 2. ... Autoimmune diseases 3. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... days and presents fever ... positive tourniquet test ... Intense abdominal ... #diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Framework 1) ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Disease, PNH 3) ... Laboratory Tests
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... the following: 1. ... cultures, but test ... missing things" → fewer ... Pelvic Floor Disorder
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
causes: TB, fungal infection ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... PEARLS: 1. ... 1. ... Give 250 mcg of
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... Hypoparathyroidism - Type 1 ... • Low-grade fever ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum cortisol < 3
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... family Route of infections ... mild (malaise, fever ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Confirmatory Tests
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... patients such as: 1. ... Hematologic malignancy 3. ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... if other signs (fever ... , abdominal pain ... ↓ rebleeding, infections ... dL and advanced liver