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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Infectious Knee Effusions ... HSV, Varicella, EBV ... #causes #differential
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
hydronephrosis in renal colic ... pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... VisualAbstract #POCUS
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans on POCUS ... POCUS ECHO performed ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Electrical #Alternans #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #effusion
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Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
insuff, pericardial effusion ... supports PE or other causes ... #Notch #Aorta #POCUS
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Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Trial of Fluid Infusion ... generally our biggest causes ... out what does cause ... TessaRDavis #EBM ... DKA #IVFluids #Infusion
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... similar sized effusion ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura Click ... pericardial fat or effusion ... This causes a density
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible small plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Cytomegalovirus; GBM ... cell/white cell casts ... ear (unexplained effusions ... pain, pleural effusion ... Nephrocalcinosis causes