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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... significantly positive ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart ... #cardiology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... covering both gram positive
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... venous pressure, positive ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... #management #cardiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive ... #Management #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Blood cultures are positive ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Hypotension in trauma ... in diagnosing cardiac ... for definitive management ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology
Pneumoperitoneum via Perforated Duodenal Ulcer- Free Air on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient with diffuse abdominal pain...don't let
POCUS Young ... ultimately was diagnosed ... patient in a supine position ... get fooled by lung ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
Beyond the classic trauma ... or blunt trauma ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... #Lung #Pulmonary
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
pathway that can cause ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... waves are small positive ... This includes long ... #cardiology #differential