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Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Abscess on POCUS ... Fever, low BP with ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... #Ultrasound
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... an IUP or not. #2 ... at the bedside #3 ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
No fever. ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Radiology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... cultures, but test ... missing things" → fewer ... Pelvic Floor Disorder ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... classification #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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or proteinase 3 ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... vasculitis) - 2 ... are proteinase 3
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
pseudotuberculosis; may mimic appendicitis ... diarrhea lasting 2– ... 3 days or less - ... often lasting a year ... Infectious #Diarrhea #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
was placed on 3 ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2 ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest