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Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
• Oxytocin (causes ... uterine contraction ... Methylergonovine (causes ... uterine contraction ... induces uterine contraction
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
due to atrial contraction ... • c wave - caused ... isovolumetric contraction ... y descent - is caused
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis and Presentation

#Diagnosis #Differential #Table #Dyspnea #SOB #Causes
#Differential #Table ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Causes
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Pericardial Constriction ... of pericardial constriction ... #Pericardial #Constriction ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... different types/causes ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Easily reversible cause ... Impaired Detrusor Contraction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hydrophobia on Physical Examination

Seen in the late stages of rabies.  Caused by painful paroxysmal contractions
Caused by painful ... paroxysmal contractions
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... and other rarer causes
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
symmetrically IMPAIRED CONSTRICTION ... opthalmoplegia, Constriction ... Postganglionic - Constriction ... Junction - No constriction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes