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Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Clinical Examination ... Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
inflammatory) • joint pain ... citrullinated peptide) - ↑ specificity ... marker Imaging: • XRay ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... • Clinical features ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... Malignancies (eg CML, ALL
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... has higher specificity ... , and low back pain ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #Rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Positive Coombs testing ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... chills, flank pain ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Signs: weight gain ... Chest x-ray: signs ... S 64-79%), 95% specificity ... coronary artery disease
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
proximal muscle pain ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... diagnosed based on clinical ... universally used, ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... • History of EBV ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... hemolytic anemia • Pain ... number of sites of disease
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
history of Crohn's disease ... with abdominal pain ... which she reports getting ... sensitivity & specificity ... POCUS #Abdominal #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... sensitivity and specificity ... has five major clinical ... , chest pain • ... Urinary antigen testing