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Dreaded lung pulse of right main stem intubation. Clearly see pleura and static comet tails

- Dr.
Clinical #POCUS #LungPulse ... CometTails #Sign #RightMainstem
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Algorithm for Airway Management (courtesy of James Tsung MD)

Algorithm originally published https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.7863/jum.2008.27.5.785

#Diagnosis #Management #POCUS
Intubated #Airway #LungPulse ... #LungPoint #Mainstem
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent Causes ... subcortical - Brainstem ... subcortical - Brainstem ... Differential #Neurology #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Dysfunction - Nausea ... • Cerebellar / Brainstem ... • Cerebellar / Brainstem ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Lung pulse shown by transducer placed on right and left anterolateral chest walls. Notice how the
endobronchial mainstem ... Clinical #POCUS #LungPulse
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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breathing Pulmonary Causes ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause ... mal seizure • Brainstem
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
and Peripheral Causes ... Diagnosis Central Causes ... and hemorrhage, Brainstem ... Malformation Peripheral Causes ... Central #Peripheral #Causes
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... TIER 3-URGENT: Brainstem
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Pplat: - DDx: Mainstem ... Treat underlying cause
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Diagnosis Framework Causes ... PCA Aneurysm), Brainstem ... Hypothermia Causes ... ophthalmology #causes