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Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
Transducer location ... evaluate the femoral vein ... and normal ultrasound ... fully compressible vein ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
Transducer location ... the popliteal vein ... and normal ultrasound ... fully compressible vein ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
for the Use of Ultrasound ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis for mediastinal masses based on compartment location

Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro/

#mediastinal #mass #Differential #diagnosis #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis ... for mediastinal masses ... on compartment location ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Pancreatitis - Deep vein ... Noninfectious #Causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... A-Lines - Deep Vein ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
) Examination: Pulmonary ... Cardiac, Neuro 4) Diagnose ... the underlying cause ... Dyspnea #Management #criticalcare ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all cause ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... Cirrhosis, Deep vein ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
associates them with a location ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound