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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Normal/lncreased WBCs ... • Acute Bleed ... ) - Abnormal RBCs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Urinalysis >3 RBCs ... repeat testing • Acute ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... , dysmorphic RBCs ... Nephrology if cause
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... fluid filled: dynamic ... will be seen IM POCUS ... #ABCs #Lung #Profiles ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... , RBCs, casts, crystals ... LorinskyMD #AKI #Acute
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... the RBCs to clump ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... the severity Acute ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
describes the dynamic ... Diabetes mellitus Acute ... Cardiology #Clinical #POCUS
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Blood Loss • Acute ... / Normochromic RBCs ... TIBC, Hypochromic RBCs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Chest Wall: • Acute ... : ACS, Acute decompensated ... #Chronic #Causes
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... thrombus formation causes ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ACS