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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... Carcinoma, Large polyps ... Duodenal ulcer, SB or colon ... Deficiency #Anemia #Causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine can induce color ... glomerulopathies • Causes ... and SMA - Can cause ... hematuria Bladder Causes ... Bladder stones/polyps
Adnexal Masses - Benign vs Malignant Features on Ultrasound and MRI
Benign Features: 
B1- Unilocular 
B2- Presence
Adnexal Masses - ... Malignant Features on Ultrasound ... No blood flow (color ... strong blood flow (color ... benign #malignant #ultrasound
Carotid Artery Thrombosis on POCUS

Really unfortunate case of a carotid artery thrombosis. Young patient who presented
Really unfortunate case ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Neck #Color #Doppler
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... loss • Nasal polyps ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... ) Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... identify non-calculus causes ... for non-calculus causes ... papillary necrosis, polyps ... scan) when an ultrasound
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Neck, Sarcoma, Colon ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound