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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... rupture Initial workup ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Risk factors for malignancy ... Nephrology if cause ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... : cirrhosis, malignancy ... more than one cause ... concentration (malignancy ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Neuroleptic malignant ... antipsychotics) • Malignant ... #Differential #Causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... of underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Approach to determining the cause of a blood clot
1) Is it acquired?
2) Should you consider inheritable
determining the cause ... consider inheritable causes ... for undiagnosed malignancy ... VTE #diagnosis #causes ... #workup #thrombophilia
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Malignant or accelerated ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #causes #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Screening #Workup
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... setting, where skull pocus ... Making PECARN work ... Fracture #Hematoma #POCUS ... Pediatrics #Clinical #Ultrasound
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis ... combined Lung Ultrasound ... a traditional work ... Lung Ultrasound: ... heart #failure #POCUS