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Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS ... swirling, punctiform internal ... nature of the effusion ... Plankton #Sign #Lung #POCUS ... #clinical #effusion
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
diagnosis of pleural effusion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Originates from single focus ... prolong the QT interval ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Frameworks for Internal ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Pointes - Management Algorithm ... that prolong QT interval ... • Adult: 0.5-5 mcg ... Pediatric: 0.1-1 mcg ... TDP #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... Frameworks for Internal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans on POCUS ... You dissect the EKG ... POCUS ECHO performed ... Electrical #Alternans #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #effusion
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... ensuring adequate perfusion ... detailed in the algorithm ... The focus is on
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
prolonged PR and QT intervals ... sine wave (QRS-T fusion ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes #
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... Start vasopressor infusion ... #PEA #arrest #algorithm