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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Peripheral Causes - Differential ... Perilymphatic fistula ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
assessment of airway ... nasopharyngeal airway ... and bag-valve mask ... The focus is on
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
inner diameter (ID ... The ID and OD sizes ... Tracheo-innominate fistula ... tracheostomy causing a fistula ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential
Intestinal-Venous Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound

"fart in the heart"

Katherine Collins MSc FBSE @The_Echo_Nerd

#Intestinal #Venous
Intestinal-Venous Fistula ... Katherine Collins MSc ... Intestinal #Venous #Fistula ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Bursitis • IBD ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... transducer about 1cm away ... tophi #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
Equation NUTRITION IBW ... 110-220 Ib Ideal ... 70 mmHg on 100% mask ... Houston TX 77225 Airway