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POCUS for diagnosing the source of Sepsis - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of using point-of-care
POCUS for diagnosing ... source of Sepsis - Visual ... Abstract What ... Specificity - 95% - Clinical ... #ebm #visualabstract
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis ... of CHF - Visual ... Abstract What is ... Ultrasound (LUS) and clinical ... #diagnosis #ebm
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
and Differential Diagnosis ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... Timing: early (distal ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Urology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
investigations depending on clinical ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... #nephrology #causes
Point of Care Ultrasound for Appendicitis - Visual Abstract

Can emergency physicians diagnose appendicitis with high specificity
Appendicitis - Visual ... physicians diagnose ... referred to as Clinical ... Michael Prats #POCUS ... Specificity #Likelihood #EBM
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: Influenza, EBV ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
the most common cause ... Visual information ... angular gyrus Clinical ... Alexia #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Common clinical ... culture or by serology ... #neurology #meningitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease caused ... effect/Edema • EBV ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Melioidosis - Nocardia VIRAL ... Viruses (HSV, EBV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology