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Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
seen on Lung Ultrasound ... Diagnosis made at ... 5 minutes and CT ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Abdominal or flank ... , specifically CT ... ultrasound as initial ... patients with high ... #management
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric ... CT noted to have ... Do a diagnostic/ ... #Dilated #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured ... Note the CT sagittal ... #Ultrasound
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
big for a AAA, right ... 18 cm AAA non ruptured ... CT Correlate: https ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... with high sensitivity ... imaging such as CT
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... not possible • Ultrasound ... • Dual-energy CT ... uricosuric) • Weight ... #management #treatment
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Sputum gram stain & culture ... function tests - Ultrasound ... effusion - CT ... scan if diagnostic ... Influenza #Checklist #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... , pelvic, gastric ... or serology for ... : • Culture of ... #Management #Infections