Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
- Normal lung ... - Normal lung ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... #POCUS #clinical
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Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 β€’ Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Unilateral β€’ Signs ... lesions (a), Brain: normal ... #Management #treatment
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
β€’ Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
β€’ When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Splint: Posterior long ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 β€’
Related Disease Clinical ... biliary, renal, lung ... biopsy+++) β€’ 2nd line ... #management #phenotypes ... #workup #treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... erysipelas with no focus ... antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 β€’ an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: β€’ Based on clinical ... - 1st line: ... Oral glucocorticoids ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
sustained as "fight bites ... prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... tenderness over dorsal ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 β€’ 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 β€’ Gram-negative rod,
SIow growing, Long ... β€’ Part of the oral ... through animal bites ... Treatment: β€’ 50% ... #management #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... Treatment of GCA ... #Management