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Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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- Usually small ... Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Consolidation - Small ... Tiny Pleural Effusions ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Coronavirus #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Pleural Effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular (Other small ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... PRE-RENAL Impaired perfusion ... Glomerulonephritis Small-vessel ... #Differential #Nephrology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... ensuring adequate perfusion ... The focus is on ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
B-lines - Possible small ... plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... ear (unexplained effusions ... pain, pleural effusion ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... with poor renal perfusion ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology