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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma ... Diathesis, AVM, Aneurysm ... Subarachnoid: Trauma ... , Aneursym, Peri-Mesencephalic
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... , lntracranial hemorrhage ... SAH, tumor • Posterior ... communicating artery aneurysm ... , consider: • Trauma
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... • Trauma ... Ruptured aortic aneurysm ... - Spinal cord trauma ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Detachment • Posterior ... • Vitreous Hemorrhage ... Pocus101 #Ocular #Ultrasound ... #pocus #differential
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... viscus) T - Trauma ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... aortic aneurysm ... Musculoskeletal • Trauma ... #Pain #Differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • Trauma Cranial ... • Trauma • ... Subdural Hemorrhage ... #DoubleVision #Differential
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
- subarachnoid hemorrhage ... PCKD, known berry aneurysm ... intensity at onset, posterior ... : trauma, coagulopathy ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Peripheral Causes - Differential ... infarction and hemorrhage ... Cerebellar abscess • Trauma ... Tumours: CPA, posterior ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential