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Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... Start vasopressor infusion ... pulseless #electrical #activity ... #management #criticalcare
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... chest pain is complex ... #ChestPain #POCUS ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
AIDS Patients • Diffuse ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... • Nodular/Masses ... Parapneumonic effusion ... Mycobacterium avium complex
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... with no brain activity ... e.g. herniation, diffuse ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... BrainDeath #Dead #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Herpes Simplex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Complex Pleural Effusion caused by Esophageal Perforation
So much pathology for one lung. Esophageal perforation leading to
Complex Pleural ... Effusion caused ... effusion. ... Complex effusion ... Perforation #lung #pocus
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
localized, crampy, diffuse ... Sympathetic • Complex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... documented to be a complete ... ear (unexplained effusions ... pain, pleural effusion ... Nephrocalcinosis causes
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... contributor to stomach acidity ... homeostasis is complex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on POCUS ... patient has 3 courses ... Lung U/S shows complex ... effusion suspicious ... #complex #effusion