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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndromes (e.g., long ... heart disease Causes ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... #differential #cardiology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... i.e. mesenteric ischemia ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - regional ischemia ... the patient’s complete ... - Mesenteric ischemia
Complex Pleural Effusion caused by Esophageal Perforation
So much pathology for one lung. Esophageal perforation leading to
Effusion caused ... Esophageal Perforation So ... pathology for one lung ... VCU Ultrasound @ ... #pocus #clinical
Cholecystitis with Pericholecystic Fluid on POCUS

Why POCUS is so important. Instead of waiting for radiology ultrasound
so important. ... ultrasound and ... get a slam-dunk diagnosis ... Complete with pericholecystic ... #Clinical #AbdominalUltrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS - Pneumatosis
Patient has ischemic bowel with portal venous gas.
Both cause intrahepatic
Venous Gas on POCUS ... Pneumatosis Patient has ischemic ... Both cause intrahepatic ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound #Liver
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
dysrhythmia or ischaemia ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... Syncope #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... s/p colectomy, liver ... care center for diagnostic ... #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica