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Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... o, blunt chest trauma ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
FAST - Cardiac Tamponade - Torn atrial appendage.
WCUME 2017 Submission for Best POCUS - Massive hemopericardium
with coagulating blood ... in a pediatric trauma ... Clinical #Peds #Trauma ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Occlusion • Sickle ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... compressing the blood
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... including chronic blood ... > 3: • Acute blood ... loss: Trauma, Gl ... defects (e.g. sickle
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Hemopericardium #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #ultrasound ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Criteria: • Positive blood ... from 2 separate blood ... culture - Single ... positive blood ... involvement - Echocardiogram
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... Papillary necrosis (Sickle ... Malignancy • Trauma ... #renal #urine #blood
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
integrity: - Trauma ... : • Complete blood ... • Fecal occult blood ... • Abdominal ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... • Ideally use ultrasound
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Spherocytosis, sickle ... deficiency of red blood ... Demand ischemia • Trauma