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FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
FALLS protocol - ... POCUS evaluation ... of the pleura, lungs ... classification #Diagnosis ... #Shock #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fungal • Protozoa ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Bacteremia Septic Shock ... #Algorithm #causes
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - ... POCUS Protocol ... Parasternal Long ... #Exam #POCUS #Protocol ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Algorithm Neoplasm ... • Fungal • Protozoa ... malaria) • other parasites ... #Algorithm #causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... according to Blue Protocol ... Lung POCUS shows ... NOT definitively diagnose
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Histoplasmosis Other: parasitic ... Protozoal Noninfectious ... Breast Leukemia Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Sporothrix • Protozoal ... Leishmania • Parasitic ... Radiation, Electric Shock ... #differential #diagnosis
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR with long ... = most common cause ... scenario: septic shock ... with fever, rash ... Capnocytophaga #Infection #Diagnosis