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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... Non-ischemic EKG ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
Dissection on POCUS ... Severe CP x 1 ... /Sept STEMI on EKG ... Artery #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... wave and short PR ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #differential
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... narrowing the differential ... when scanning CP ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Nasopharyngeal PCR ... - CBC with differential ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... echocardiogram, EKG ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
Dissection on POCUS ... presents with CP ... EKG: afib, twi I ... Dissection #Aorta #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... block 1º - long PR ... successively longer PR ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious workup: CXR ... blood cultures - ECG ... #Hypoglycemia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Drugs
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... diffuse STE, diffuse PR ... #Ischemia #ECG ... Interpretation #differential
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis a
nd Workup Algorithm
Gynecomastia is common in clinical practice, affecting ~50% of males
Gynecomastia - Differential ... Diagnosis a nd Workup Algorithm ... Labs: TSH, Cr, LFTs ... Testosterone, HCG ... #Gynecomastia #Differential