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Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
orbital volume can lead ... is retrobulbar haemorrhage ... #Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage ... #Ophthalmology
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... • Vitreous Hemorrhage ... Pocus101 #Ocular #Ultrasound ... #pocus #differential ... diagnosis #radiology #ophthalmology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
algorithm Decreased renal ... excretion • Acute renal ... failure • Chronic renal ... Increased potassium load ... nephrology #potassium #differential
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Increased magnesium load ... Rhabdomyolysis Increased renal ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... • Tumor • Hemorrhage ... • Atropine • LSD ... Pupils #Defects #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Polyuria - Differential ... Dl • Chronic Renal ... Exogenous solute load ... #Polyuria #Differential
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... Acute Phosphate Load ... CKD Increased Renal ... Hyperphosphatemia #Differential
Post-Kidney Biopsy Hemorrhage on POCUS
For those internists/nephrologists out there--post-op kidney biopsy can lead to rapid hemorrhage:
Post-Kidney Biopsy Hemorrhage ... kidney biopsy can lead ... to rapid hemorrhage ... hypotension) which lead ... #renal #ultrasound
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Thalassemia • Lead ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Classification #Differential
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 ... #POCUS #Differential