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Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Exam - Focal • Trauma ... Encephalitis #Altered #ALOC ... diagnosis #workup #algorithm ... #Causes
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
ultrasound in trauma ... for consolidated lung ... volume thoracic hemorrhage ... Thoracic #ultrasound #trauma ... #clinical #pocus
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Hemispheric • Hemorrhage ... Involvement - Other • Trauma ... Altered #comatose #aloc ... #Causes
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is the leading cause of this pathology in patients under 40
Vitreous Hemorrhage ... on Ocular POCUS ... is the leading cause ... Resolution: Trauma ... of vitreous hemorrhage
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Distortion/Scarring • Vitreous ... • Subdural Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... alkali) Blunt Trauma ... Hyphema, history of trauma ... dislocation • Vitreous ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
exposure to eye, Trauma ... Retinal detachment, Vitreous ... detachment or hemorrhage ... exposure to eye, Trauma ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... System - Decreased LOC ... • Intracranial Hemorrhage ... Atrophy • Trauma ... #Causes #Peds #
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
and Peripheral Causes ... Diagnosis Central Causes ... infarction and hemorrhage ... Cerebellar abscess • Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... • Cerebellar Hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes