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POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... in crashing chest ... the views that matter ... IVC + b-lines help ... #Shock #Crashing
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
B-lines are visualized ... without fading, erasing ... the A-line pattern ... Radiology #PCC #POCUS ... #Lung #BLines #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
being the most common ... Imaging Patterns ... DWI • White matter ... disturbance, External lines ... • EEG: With persistent
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... ulceration and/or crusting ... Christmas tree pattern ... pruritus • Insect bites ... diagnosis #skin #common
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
venom from animal bites ... sensory changes - Common ... pattern: Symmetric ... electromyographic (EMG
PALM RASHES 
Common features and patterns:
1.	Color:
o	Red or erythematous: Common in inflammatory or allergic reactions.
o	Purple or purpuric:
PALM RASHES Common ... features and patterns ... dermatitis or insect bites ... o Peripheral patterns ... after infections (e.g
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
pulmonary edema (“B-lines ... ECG is vital while ... This is not uncommon ... #differential #algorithm
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
Instruments - Common ... usually settings for focus ... Consists of blind ... multiple sizes, e.g ... Can perform grasping
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
& pneumonia on POCUS ... of multiple B-lines ... interface—this pattern ... consolidation is less common ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... in decomposing matter ... ): Second most common ... adjacent to the focus