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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
by Location - Anterior ... Localization Anterior ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Effects #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Territories
Table of Breathing Patterns and Their Associated Conditions
Apnea
Biot's respirations
Bradypnea
Cheyne-Stokes respirations	
Hyperpnea
Hyperventilation
Hypoventilation
Kussmaul respirations
Orthopnea
Paradoxic ventilation
Sighing respirations
Tachypnea
Hoover's sign

#Breathing #Patterns #Diagnosis
Table of Breathing ... Tachypnea Hoover's sign ... Breathing #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Respirations ... #Table
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... homogenous • Often anterior ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis ... #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... sliding/barcode sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
• Differential diagnosis ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... Malignancies: Abdominal ... lymphomas, leukemias Anterior ... tongue, oropharynx, anterior
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... A-profile associates anterior ... B-profile associates anterior ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Nausea/vomiting, Abdominal ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... most support her diagnosis ... Resolution: Pulmonary ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... InTransit #clinical #ultrasound