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Bell’s Palsy: Treatment and House-Brackmann grading for severity of facial nerve weakness
#Diagnosis #Management #Bells #Palsy #Treatment
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment ... nerve weakness #Diagnosis ... #Bells #Palsy #Treatment ... Severity #Grading #ALiEM
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
(*) #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Trauma #Radiology #POCUS ... HepatorenalRecess #Positive #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Ultrasound for Diagnosing ... the diaphragm #Diagnosis ... Peds #EM #PICU #POCUS ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... and Treatment Algorithm ... Diagnosis: Ferritin ... Ferritin 100-299 ng ... algorithm #cardiology #treatment
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... lower (0.5 - 0.8 ng ... #Pharmacology #Diagnosis
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... Ferritin <100 ng ... Ferritin 100-299 ng ... functional ID) Treatment ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... Hypoxia #Workup #diagnosis ... #Management #treatment