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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Regurgitation • Sub-Valvular ... Disease Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
with Alzheimer’s disease ... Stage 3: Decreased job ... independently; Sub-stage ... incontinence Sub-stage ... to Alzheimer’s Disease
Football Appearance of SBO on POCUS

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#SBO #POCUS #ultrasound #clinical #small #bowel #obstruction
Appearance of SBO ... on POCUS Dr. ... Herbst @EUSmkh #SBO ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Fever, cough, SOB ... allergies; Cough, SOB ... Rhinosinusitis, cough, SOB ... Eosinophilic #Lung #Diseases
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
proportion of truly diseased ... identified as diseased ... identify a non-diseased ... in question, so ... it has a narrow focus
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... Anti-SSA (Ro), Anti-SSB ... connective tissue disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Inflammatory bowel disease ... Ischemic bowel disease ... #Obstruction #SBO
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
Gastroschisis on POCUS ... complaint--VB/OB ... heart tones heard so ... POCUS done. ... Always explain POCUS
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis and Presentation

#Diagnosis #Differential #Table #Dyspnea #SOB #Causes
Table #Dyspnea #SOB
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... do not contract disease ... chemotherapy, SOT ... • Tuberculoid disease ... • Lepromatous disease