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ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Infectious • Endocarditis ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... #Fatigue #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... infection, infective endocarditis ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
pseudomallei, hanta virus ... PNA (acute or chronic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... #differential
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Smoking, Snoring Chronic ... Sleep Apnea • Chronic ... Pulmonary Disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... burgdorferi • Virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #Endocarditis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
States has bilat B profile ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The correct profile ... to be in ADHF starts ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Infarction • Pulmonary