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Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
- Differential ... Diverticulosis • Rectal/Colon ... • Bladder cancer ... #Differential # ... Causes #Gynecology #OBGyn
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
or ascending colon ... originates in the colon ... gastrointestinal hemorrhage ... (more than a liter ... Hematochezia #Diagnosis #Differential
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound ... Diagnosis/differential ... assume that acute hemorrhage ... Easy to miss clotted ... #clinical #OBGyn
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... /liter urine can ... induce color change ... cell) • Renal Mass
Suppurative Lymphadenitis on Neck POCUS with Color Doppler

Male with left neck mass/swelling/overlying redness.  Prior hx
Neck POCUS with Color ... Differential would ... be necrosis/hemorrhage ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Color #Doppler
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage ... - Differential ... IVNS • Drain bladder ... compression (using ultrasound ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Avoiding Large Blood Vessels during Paracentesis on POCUS

Once you find fluid and before you sample, u/s
Avoiding Large Blood ... retro-peritoneal mass ... lead to fatal hemorrhage ... abdominal #clinical #ultrasound ... #color #doppler
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
LV hypertrophy, colon ... Mortality due to CVD & colon ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... ACTH) 2/2 adenoma mass
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Regurgitation • Colon ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management