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Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Pancreatitis, surgery, acute ... Hyperphosphatemia, Low ... • Gadolinium contrast ... #Hypocalcemia #Differential
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Ischemic MR: • Posterior ... spectral doppler flow ... expands (instead of contracts ... ) • May need contrast ... #cardiology #differential
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... lateral leg) or S1 (posterior ... Usually acute (< ... lateral leg (L5) or posterior ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... , Most common, Wide ... Treated Like Acute ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... and vesicles (acute ... • Contact Dermatitis ... confined to area of contact ... Very low concentrations
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... • Acute-onset ... syneresis) and contract ... As the vitreous contracts ... #Floaters #Differential
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... , anterior and posterior ... Photophobia) • Contact ... • Hyphema • Contact ... Conjunctivitis #ocular #differential
Femoral Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Femoral Vein showing smoky rouleaux flow. Vein was completely compressible but
Vein Rouleaux Flow ... on POCUS Femoral ... stasis/turbulence side ... Femoral #Vein #POCUS ... #Spontaneous #Contrast
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
or 1 small box wide ... women • DDx: Acute ... depression in VI-V2 - posterior ... Interpretation #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... condition with a wide ... mental status and low ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology