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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Sometimes history of viral ... with significant neurologic ... signs or symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
instead rely on the ... Ill-appearing, vital ... sign instability ... Maculopapular #Scaling #Color ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease of the ... Signs and symptoms ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... #management #neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine can induce color ... hematuria • Signs ... • Infection (Viral ... #urology #nephrology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... , (B) a septal mitral ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... • Common clinical ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
to the admitted ... RSV, and other viral ... - CBC with differential ... as clinically indicated ... (e.g. echocardiogram
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... Yellow Fever • Viral ... • Drug Fever CLINICAL ... dissociation and the ... #Dissociation #diagnosis