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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for diagnosis ... jirovecii pneumonia: notes ... from the field Table ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... 1 and 2, but not ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
symptoms that are caused ... It is not one specific ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Types #Subtypes ... #Classification
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... definitively diagnose
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... ACLS • If ICD not ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... Normal QTc • Long
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Notes: (A) Normal ... lung transparency ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
is why LR does not ... cause acidosis) ... PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #classification
FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - POCUS ... of the pleura, lungs ... to Weil's shock classification ... #Diagnosis #FALLS ... Protocol #Shock #Algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... laboratory or diagnostic ... #causes #typea ... #typeb #classification
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Infarction • Stable ... chest pain often not ... #Algorithm #causes