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The Abdominal Pain Clock - Teaching Script Differential

 - Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP

#Abdominal #Pain #Clock #Differential
Abdominal Pain Clock ... - Teaching Script ... Abdominal #Pain #Clock ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Regional Nerve Blocks ... Uses in the Emergency ... drainage of deltoid abscess ... plexus #nerve #block ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Regional Nerve Blocks ... Uses in the Emergency ... drainage of large abscess ... plexus #nerve #block ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Superficial Cervical Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Regional Nerve Blocks ... Cervical Plexus Nerve Block ... Uses in the Emergency ... plexus #nerve #block ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
Black and Bloody ... result from other causes ... colon, rectum, or anus ... hemorrhage may also cause ... #Differential #Causes
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Drug induced • ANS ... Sick sinus, AV block ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... sided IE: heart block ... Complications: Abscess ... lesions, heart block
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... Assess for MR when ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
(inflammation blocks ... Subperiosteal abscess ... tip -> Bezold abscess ... (Neck abscess between ... hearing loss, nausea