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Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Frequently see this after ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap ... #sign
Metatarsal Gout on POCUS

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
Metatarsal Gout on POCUS ... Double contour sign ... Diagnosis? ... Gout #Metatarsal #POCUS ... #clinical #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... w/differential diagnosis ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Bear Paw Sign of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

Adult female with right flank pain, fever, leukocytosis, soft
Pyelonephritis on POCUS ... vitals, and dirty urine ... Diagnosis/differential ... Underwent nephrectomy after ... #POCUS #clinical
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... agglutination After ... passage of red-brown urine ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... infarction, coronary artery ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... edema, active urine ... /LAC: • Renal artery ... #Rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
during or shortly after ... flank pain, dark urine ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
flank pain, dark urine ... hours to 30 days after ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology