Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound, Tests ... ; MRA; abdominal ... β€’ Obstructive ... Screening #Workup #table
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... investigations depending on clinical ... biopsy β€’ Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
to evaluate for obstructive ... Findings/diagnosis ... infarction/abscess ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
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Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Diagnosis? ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... abscesses. ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
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Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 β€’ Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 β€’ Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... location, Valve destruction ... common, Aortic root abscess ... #table
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Renal Abscess on ... this patient--diagnosis ... --renal abscess ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
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Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Small Bowel Obstruction ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
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Bladder hematoma causing ureteral obstruction
Male presents 1 day after ureteroscopy/stone extraction (5 mm distal uvj stone)
Vitals stable/afebrile ... Diagnosis? ... hematoma #pocus #clinical ... #ultrasound #sagittal ... #obstruction
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