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Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - S4C ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... clinical #cardiology #S4C
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... clinical #cardiology #A4C
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Multi-chamber Myxoma ... Carney Complex (CC ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... #Myxoma #CarneyComplex ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... #management #hepatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Venous disease (SVC ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #management #signs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects of SCC ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
diuretics, Saline infusion ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC ... #potassium #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... perianal region (S2-S4 ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis (SRC ... activation, ↓ perfusion ... MithuRheum #SRC ... #rheumatology #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
quickly (30-90 sec ... response to the rapid infusion ... CO during a 15 sec ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management