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Free fluid + empty uterus + positive pregnancy test = better start looking for a mass!
If
positive pregnancy test ... consider TXA and call ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #PelvicUS
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... assign a final post-test ... #ultrasound #management
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Terminal elimination half-life ... if < 200ng/mL Best ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Calf Muscle Hematoma ... on POCUS 50 ... Gastrocnemius #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #orthopedics
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... Liver function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound ... What is the best ... will not change management ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... guide etiology & management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... abdominal compartment syndrome
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... SAPHO syndrome is ... blockers had the best ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management