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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
on hepatic ultrasound ... the critically ill ... reflection on the differential ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Lung Contusion, Pneumonitis ... Initial Management: 1) ... Interventions: 1) ... Bronchoscopy 2) IR ... Management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... cases - Dynamic air ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
cytometry — GP Ilb ... either severe Type 1 ... or Type 3) — differentiate ... Platelet #disorders #hematology ... #hemepath #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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- SLE, SSc, AIH ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... phenomenon - EJ, Jo-1, ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
wide, can be new/old ... STE >0.1 mV in any ... upsloping ST dep and ... T wave in V1 - normal ... Interpretation #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... titers > 1:80 ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
POCUS to evaluate ... US commonly normal ... fluid collections, air ... was 2-24month old ... #clinical #ultrasound
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess - Diagnosis and ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... lat decubitus - air ... - Switch to oral
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Clubbing - IBD ... arthritis ENT • Oral ... Eosinophilic fasciitis Hair ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology