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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... highlight selected differentials ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... #clinical #lungcardiac
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Obstruction (HOCM, critical ... pancreatitis, post-cardiac ... thyrotoxicosis), Medications ... Shock #diagnosis #differential
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Excess Insulin • Medications ... Other Causes: • Critical ... Renal Failure, Cardiac ... Hypoglycemia #LowGlucose #Differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... - HIV/HAART medications
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... postoperative cardiac
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Workup #causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #indications
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... during Delivery • Stable ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... activation and/or medications
UNDIFFERENTIATED SHOCK

1. Echo is a powerful differentiator 
2. Echo ALL shock patients!
Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS
#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Ghali @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Differential # ... Table #Undifferentiated