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FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - ... POCUS evaluation ... to Weil's shock classification ... #Diagnosis #FALLS ... #Algorithm
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Diagnosis Poor ... Types 1 and 2, but not ... #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... chest pain often not ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... be pulm edema not ... according to Blue Protocol ... Differential Bilat ... definitively diagnose
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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Cyanide - Propofol ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #typea #typeb #classification
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Wasting • ADH Not ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Not all FASTs ... Your differential ... In this case, the ... EFAST is a great protocol ... for evaluating
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Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury Classification ... ligament injury is not ... appear to be a stable ... and easy way to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... This is not uncommon ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
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Protozoal causes ... in HIV Others not ... included in the table ... #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis