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Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Ask about precipitating ... associated symptoms are ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... #Differential #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... patients), • ARB ... • CCB (long ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
artifacts - A-lines are ... field #Clinical #EM ... Radiology #PCC #POCUS ... #Lung #ALines #
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
tendon is 15cm long ... tendon ruptures are ... swelling over rupture site ... pathophysiology #msk
Arm Intramuscular Hematoma at site of heparin injection on POCUS

Dr. Daniel Opazo @TaotePOCUS

#Arm #Intramuscular #Hematoma #pocus
Arm Intramuscular ... Hematoma at site ... heparin injection on POCUS ... @TaotePOCUS #Arm ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Splint: Posterior long ... arm (with supination ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Splint: Posterior long ... arm with supination ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... usually at a single site ... tumour B cells are ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #differential #algorithm
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... teaching case: you are ... you see at the site ... chest drain on POCUS ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Splint: Posterior long ... arm • Ortho consult ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK