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Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... , Typhoid fever, ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... : • Liver disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #classification
FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - POCUS ... FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound ... pericardium using ultrasound ... to Weil's shock classification ... #Diagnosis #FALLS
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... - Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, Liver ... #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
Venous Gas on POCUS ... result of recent diagnostic ... procedures - Arizona Ultrasound ... Portal #VenousGas #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Venous Gas on POCUS ... Obscure diagnosis ... portal air on ultrasound ... , reverb in liver ... Air #Clinical #POCUS
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... Nausea/ vomiting ... and no apparent focus ... #severity #classification ... #diagnosis