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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Visual Complaints with Ocular Ultrasonography (POCUS)

- Dr. Tom Fadial @thame 

#Ocular
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Visual ... Ultrasonography (POCUS ... #Emergency #Ophthalmology ... #Evaluation #Differential
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
for Emergency Department ... Evaluation and ... department with fever ... of Pediatrics Section ... UrinaryTract #Pediatrics #Fever
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary edema EMERGENT ... - Transplant rejection ... thrombosis NON-EMERGENT ... Noninfectious #Causes #Differential
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... -Serial evaluation ... -BiPAP should never ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
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POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... narrowing the differential ... Here are my go-to ... sick pts needing emergent ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Emergency Breech Baby Delivery 
OB able to take patient to the OR?  yes -> C-section
Emergency Breech ... yes -> C-section ... Once legs/hips are ... vaginally delivered, C section ... C section is mandatory
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... surgery or ileal resection ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... toxicity require emergent ... evaluation. ... petechiae/purpura with fever
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Evaluation of Leukocytosis ... sepsis, organ rejection ... neutropenia: typhoid fever ... part automated differential ... sepsis, organ rejection
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... vesiculobullous rash and a fever ... localized lesions and fever ... simpler and less emergent ... Vesiculobullous #Rash #Algorithm