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A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... , and then 3 causes ... of obstruction ... #Differential #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
POCUS #Abdomen #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... #Causes
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... lumen Complete obstructions ... Incomplete obstructions ... percussion • Nausea ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Evaluation Algorithm of Patients with Bleeding

#Differential #Bleeding #Superficial #Deep #Causes #Algorithm #Hematology
Evaluation Algorithm ... Superficial #Deep #Causes ... #Algorithm #Hematology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
urgent nephrology evaluation ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... are caused by prerenal ... azotemia or postrenal obstruction ... to assess for obstruction
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
and Large Bowel Obstruction ... #Large #Bowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Differential ... #Causes #Diagosis
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Causes of Enuresis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sleep Disorders (Obstructive ... Insipidus, Urethral Obstruction ... #Causes #Peds #
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... Dysautonomia Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anatomic: • Bowel Obstruction ... • Pseudo-obstruction ... #Causes #Peds #