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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. ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Cold #Urticaria #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
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... #diagnosis
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
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... susceptibility to infections ... dexamethasone suppression test ... CT, pelvis CT
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... family Route of infections ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA
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
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
• Caused by liver ... Precipitants: Infection ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... place • Grade 3: ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mucormycosis has five ... clinical forms: 1) ... 2) Pulmonary 3) ... Abdominal, pelvic ... fixed, “plaque-like