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Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
TAPSE is <17 mm,12 ... of normal <35%12 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... RVDysfunction #Measurements
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Pressure Measurement ... (IAH) is IAP (>12 ... CO) and impedes lung ... POCUS) and function ... #Instructions #diagnosis
Measuring Bladder Pressure as a Surrogate for Intraabdominal Pressure - Procedure Instructions

1. Place the patient in
Surrogate for Intraabdominal ... POCUS) and function ... Bladder #Pressure #measurement ... #Intraabdominal ... Pressure #IAP #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... duration is 6 to 12 ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... considering the diagnosis ... particularly ribs 9-12 ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung