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ABC's of POCUS
Forming the platform for my CCS2018 talk, ‘POCUS on ITU’! My infographic on the
ABC's of POCUS ... infographic on the ABC ... CriticalCare #POCUS #ABCs
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Microscopy and Casts ... Hyaline Cast - WBCs ... - Monomorphic RBCs ... - Dysmorphic RBCs ... - Granular Casts
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Decreased WBCs ... Normal/lncreased WBCs ... Macrocytes, Normal RBCs ... ) - Abnormal RBCs
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Urinalysis >3 RBCs ... of UTI, urine WBCs ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... , dysmorphic RBCs ... Nephrology if cause
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
PROBLEM ~80% of AKI cases ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... microscopy for WBCs ... , RBCs, casts, crystals
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Pernicious Anemia RBCs ... Cells, Normal WBCs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Table 1. The ABC or (3Rs) of antidote mechanisms/actions.
Br J Clin Pharmacol (2016) 81 402–407 
#Management
The ABC or (3Rs) ... Toxicology #Antidotes #ABCs
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
significantly, it causes ... the RBCs to clump ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause
Algorithm for the Management of Severe Burns #Management #EM #Burn #Severe #Burn #Assessment #Survey #Primary #Secondary
Primary #Secondary #ABCs
Algorithm for Evaluation for ACS In Patients with Chest Pain In The Emergency Department

https://bit.ly/chestpainalgorithm

#ACS #ChestPain #algorithm
Evaluation for ACS ... chestpainalgorithm #ACS