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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
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 3: Spectrum ... & Specificity Assess ... ultrasound #management #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... pain > 3 months ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Pregnancy • Diverticulitis ... Ovulatory pain • Ectopic
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Autoimmune diseases 3. ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Comorbidity - Atopic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... 3. ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
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)
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
from a group to assess ... / (TP + FN) = 1 ... 68%) – 2 (95%) – 3 ... how related two values ... #calculations #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
3. ... Assess functional ... determine if stress test ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
criteria: 1 ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... classification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
infection of heart valves ... Criteria (2 Major OR 1 ... Major & 3 Minors ... w/ vegetation/abscess ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM