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Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of heart failure

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS
Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS ... #CHF #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... Meningitis #CSF ... Bacterial #Viral #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Echocardiogram ... POCUS ECHO performed ... patient being unable ... - MH/CCF/CWRU ... #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... management #cardiology #algorithm
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... associated with end-stage ... flare ups that cause ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... = high-output state ... confirm high-output HF ... Workup for cause ... EtOH causes thiamine
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table