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FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - ... POCUS evaluation ... acute circulatory failure ... Includes evaluation ... #Shock #Algorithm
Bacterial Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
Presented with heart failure sx, required subxyphoid drain and antibiotics
Note ventricular
Bacterial Constrictive ... Pericarditis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Presented with heart failure ... #Constrictive #
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... cardiology for evaluation ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #High
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... workup right-heart failure ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Right Heart Failure ... Budd-Chiari Syndrome • Constrictive ... Tuberculosis • Bacterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Obstructive arterial ... • Left heart failure ... Hypovolemic shock • Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart Failure ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Left-Sided Heart Failure ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... /DKA - Liver failure ... - Cyanide - Propofol