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Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
in a reclined position ... Positive: JVP > ... likelihood of CVP being ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
for the Use of Ultrasound ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Non-Invasive Positive ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications ... #pulmonary #interfaces
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... 10% of CTPAs are positive ... the risk of PE being ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... supine to upright position ... air in seated position ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... provide oxygen and positive ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... • Begin PRBC ... #Shock #Management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
into a supine position ... remains in this position ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #management
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
patient with a diagnosis ... in the supine position ... from the supine position ... Orthodeoxia #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... #respiratory #pulmonary