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SHoC-ED - Does Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Improve Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Undifferentiated Hypotension? 

Ann
Ultrasonography Improve Clinical ... Outcomes in Emergency ... 72(4):478-489. doi ... Ultrasonography #Ultrasound #Emergency ... #Hypotension #CriticalCare
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Pulmonary edema EMERGENT ... thrombosis NON-EMERGENT ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... • Hypertensive emergency ... Risk Factor + Clinical ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... Aneurysmn TIER 2-EMERGENT ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... consistent with a diagnosis ... of Horner's syndrome ... conditions such as a carotid ... #clinical #video
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypertensive urgency or emergency ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... based on repeat clinic ... • Nephritic syndrome
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES) Overview Clinico-Radiological ... brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... isointense signal on DWI
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... Other brainstem syndromes ... erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome ... Many others) doi ... Manifestations #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
vasovagal responses or carotid ... sinus syndrome) ... The diagnostic approach ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... emergency: permanent ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis