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Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of allcause ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... lactate and can act ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... its Chloride (Cl ... are balanced by Cl ... K+ in the ECF causes ... diagnosis #treatment #pharmacology
UNDIFFERENTIATED SHOCK

1. Echo is a powerful differentiator 
2. Echo ALL shock patients!
Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS
#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Echo ALL shock patients ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #Differential #
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... consistent for all ... This can cause life-threatening ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
during CPR on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Case credit @BrianKohen ... #Echocardiogram ... clinical #ultrasound #ACLS
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Appendage Myxoma All ... All mass in LAA ... extremely rare case ... LAA #clinical #echocardiogram ... #pocus #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Echocardiogram ... Prehosp ACLS-Asystole ... asystole as in this case ... PSSA from case- ... #Echocardiogram
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Echocardiogram ... Prehosp ACLS-Asystole ... asystole as in this case ... PSSA from case- ... #Echocardiogram
Drug-Induced Urinary Retention

Drug-induced urinary retention is very common and can be caused by many classes of
common and can be caused ... acetylcholine (ACh ... via decreased ACh-mediated ... Drug #Induced #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology