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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 ... an IUP or not. #2
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
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
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
4th decades of life ... Infections 2. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... mild (malaise, fever ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
• Caused by liver ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... addition • Grade 2: ... 3 bowel movements ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis ... lies supine. 2. ... elbow fully as a test ... is supine 2. ... by holding the pelvis
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
pseudotuberculosis; may mimic appendicitis ... cramping lasting 1– ... 2 days - Ingestion ... postinfectious irritable bowel ... Infectious #Diarrhea #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... patients such as: 1. ... than 50/μL) 2. ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Origin (FUO) Tier 1 ... Chest X-ray • Abdominal ... imaging Tier 2 ... • Additional tests ... marrow, Lymph node, Liver