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Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Muscular dystrophy • Structural ... cervical ring/web/stricture ... Plummer-Vinson Web, Strictures ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Confirmation on POCUS ... round, shadowing structures ... #Confirmation #POCUS
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... shaped tubular structure ... Appendix #Clinical #POCUS
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Structural ... Symptoms • Reflux Stricture ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
coexisting cardiac structural ... and apical • Focus ... and apical • Focus ... on a 2-layer structure ... Chin #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... nephrocalcinosis, Trauma - Structural ... Malignancy, Calculi, Stricture ... Malignancy, Calculi, Stricture ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vaginal Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
 - Pregnant - Early | Late (> 20 weeks)
 - Non-Pregnant
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Pregnant - Structural ... - Non-Structural ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Posterior chamber pathology comparison on Ocular POCUS:
- vitreous hemorrhage
- vitreous detachment
- retinal detachment

#Posterior #chamber #pathology #Ocular
chamber pathology comparison ... on Ocular POCUS ... pathology #Ocular #POCUS ... Detachment #Hemorrhage #Comparison
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
or4C 3) Region or Structures ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
Severe Hydronephrosis on POCUS

Be sure to add color doppler to your images to ensure that what
Hydronephrosis on POCUS ... (i.e. vascular structures ... Hydronephrosis #Severe #POCUS