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Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Common Presenting SYMPTOMS ... - Dyspnea at ... rest or with exertion
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... dyspnea, cough, ... chest pain) and signs
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... • CNS symptoms ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Test for the respective ... thin smear • Signs
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... BLUE-protocol combines signs ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Full Set of Vital Signs ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Reversibles 3) Stabilize ... and Survey 4) Workup ... Tamponade - Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
walking uphill - Dyspnea ... at rest will become ... • Signs/Symptoms ... hypertension, dyspnea ... • Signs/Symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... • Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Nasal polyps and signs ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... - Infectious workup ... or TSH level if symptoms ... fastest approach to stabilize ... monitoring (vital signs