Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 β€’ Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
lymphomas, head and neck ... - Drain scalp, neck ... Malignancies: Abdominal ... of the head and neck ... oropharynx, anterior neck
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Diverticular abscess ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
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Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 β€’ Starvation Ketosis
 β€’ Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 β€’ Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison ... HHS Overlap Nick ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... endocrinology #comparison
Gallbladder Perforation with pericholecystic abscess on POCUS

Patient with RUQ pain/fever.  Answer in thread. holecystitis/impacted stone
pericholecystic abscess ... impacted stone in neck ... pericholecystic abscess ... #Perforation #abscess ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
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Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... Intraabdominal #Abscess ... #POCUS #ultrasound
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 β€’ Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Lymphoma, Head / Neck ... Node, Thoracic or Abdominal ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... only veins of neck ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #obstruction #comparison ... #abdominal #veins
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 β€’ Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... #Obstruction #Differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 β€’ Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... dysfunction, Goiter Abdominal ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... ACUTE #ABDOMEN #Differential ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound