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Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... IJ Thrombosis - Transverse ... Differential/diagnosis ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Transverse
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and a palpable abdominal ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... initial test: abdominal ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... cultures, but test ... Balloon Expulsion Test ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... #diagnosis #management
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Laboratory Tests ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Differential Diagnosis ... myelopathy • Transverse ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #differential #diagnosis
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Brown—Séquard syndrome ... (e) Transverse cord ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Insufficiency - Diagnosis ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
on Transvaginal POCUS ... patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... exam followed by POCUS ... (see below for diagnosis