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Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Volume Expansion: Kidney ... NSAIDs), Acute salt load ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... hepcidin: Chronic kidney ... Calcium, Cadmium, Lead ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
orbital volume can lead ... The most common cause ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... Filled alveoli lead ... Collapsed alveoli lead ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... Hyperreflexia • Lead ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) Ultrasound ... the bowel can lead ... obstruction (as in this case ... Intestinal #Ascariasis #Ultrasound
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Regurgitation (MR) Causes ... changes, chronic kidney ... MR from dilated LA ... dyssynchrony which may lead
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Setup - Ultrasound ... telemetry, 12-Lead ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... abnormalities - Cath lab
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... blood gas, 12-lead ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... o Aspiration, pulmonary
Post-Kidney Biopsy Hemorrhage on POCUS
For those internists/nephrologists out there--post-op kidney biopsy can lead to rapid hemorrhage:
Post-Kidney Biopsy ... there--post-op kidney ... biopsy can lead ... hypotension) which lead ... Hemorrhage #renal #ultrasound