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Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... in the Elderly - ... Psychiatric • Stroke ... Balance • Gait Abnormalities ... #Causes
POCUS for diagnosis of Wall Motion Abnormalities in Myocardial Infarction - Visual Abstract
Can physicians with limited
POCUS for diagnosis ... of Wall Motion Abnormalities ... 11.5, -LR 0.13 • Localization ... #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypoglycemia) #Pulse #Abnormalities ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Cleft Posterior Mitral Leaflet on Echocardiogram

Eldery patient with recurrent stroke on therapeutic anticoagulation. 
Normal sinus rhythm
Mitral Leaflet on Echocardiogram ... Eldery patient ... with recurrent stroke ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Blood Stasis and Smoke ... on Echocardiogram ... stenosis Other causes ... #Echocardiogram ... a4c #clinical #pocus
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Neurological • Stroke ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
A2C) Window on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... regional wall motion abnormalities ... In this case, severely ... #echocardiogram
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
for cryptogenic stroke ... rarely absent →Cause ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #psax
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... Temporal artery (in elderly ... Neuroimaging • Echocardiogram ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... #FUO #Algorithm
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone ... collecting system stone ... Sonopalpation - localization ... cysts may be a cause ... occasionally may cause