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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade Beck's ... and hypotension (Beck ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Becks
Beck’s Triad in Cardiac Tamponade - 3 D’s Mnemonic

1) Distended Jugular Veins (JVD)
2) Decreased Arterial Pressure
Beck’s Triad in ... Heart Sounds #Becks
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell’s Palsy is a damage ... facial nerve gets damaged
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Basics
Nomenclature:
 - Echogenicity = brightness
 - Hyperechoic = more echogenic
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... depth to center image ... to center the image ... /Brightness of image ... #pocus #ultrasound
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
- Infection damages ... and inflammation damage
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
• Underlying damage ... Bacteria adhere to damaged
Wave changes during evolution of myocardial damage. #Pathophysiology #Cardiology #EKG #Evolution #Infarct #Ischemia
of myocardial damage
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
months • Kidney Damage ... months • Kidney Damage ... No structural damage
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Echogenicity - Brightness
Probe Positioning
Transducer Orientation
Knobology (DAG):
 • DEPTH - Can increase or
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... depth to center image ... to center the image ... /Brightness of image ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Palsy is caused by damage ... Klumpke's Ralsy - Damage ... - Occurs after damage ... axillary nerve damage