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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Embolism #POCUS
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Process - Anatomic ... Embolism, Emphysema ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Infection • Bacterial ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism • Arteriovenous ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... emboli) I: infection ... (bacterial/fungal ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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claudication - Arterial ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... inflammation - Venous/arterial ... Erdheim-Chester disease: - Bone ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Embolism, Obstructive ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia ... #hypoxemia #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Pneumonias - Bacterial ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Emboli Irritating ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Embolism ... Arterial Hypertension ... • Pulmonary ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Classification of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential