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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CXR upright or lat ... #differential #causes
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
conditions that cause ... Pathophysiology: ... pregnancy, or other causes ... Clinical Significance ... It's typically a late
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... no matter how long ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... undergo EGD - Sensitivity
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pathogenesis and clinical ... vast majority of cases ... high-resolution ultrasound ... sedimentation rate ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... While sensitivity ... of ultrasound for ... high, in this case ... #POCUS #clinical
Plate-like atelectasis is a common finding on chest x-rays and detected almost every day.
They are characterized
density at the lung ... bases. ... findings have no clinical ... instance after abdominal ... #Clinical #Radiology
Normal Lung Sliding in the case of Bullous Lung Disease

Patient presents with with Rt chest pain/dyspnea.
Normal Lung Sliding ... in the case of ... patients showed 97.5% sensitivity ... #Sliding #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... (ESR or sed rate ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... day, followed by long ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... Here is her ultrasound ... diagnosed with high sensitivity ... #clinical #ultrasound