Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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- Neuroleptic Malignant ... Sx - Malignant ... tetanus #mimics #comparison ... #table #rigidity ... rigid #patient #differential
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Vasculitis, ILD Malignancy ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... effusion Other ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Large pleural effusion ... localized pleural effusion ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Lung #Ultrasound #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
When trying to differentiate between the two conditions think β€œFAST” with Serotonin Syndrome and β€œSLOW” with
When trying to differentiate ... with Neuroleptic Malignant ... resolution Neuroleptic Malignant ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: β€’ Malignancy ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion on POCUS ... Stable vitals ... #Malignant #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 β€’ Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... release syndrome, infusion ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 β€’ Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
Malignant Pericardial ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... BP stable. ... RJonesSonoEM #Malignant ... Tamponade #Cardiac #POCUS
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Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... with poor renal perfusion ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table