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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Algorithm #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Differential
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #Bony #Differential
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
See Dermatomes Abdominal ... Muscles Abdominal ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
Abdominal Pain - ... Grey-Turner's sign #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... PhysicalExam #AbdominalPain
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Hernia: External abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... #Diagnosis #SBO
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin Infection Abscess ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Chronic #Causes #Differential