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Peritonsillar abscess with needle seen within its center. #PoCUS helps visualize and guide drainage

Dr. J. Christian
Peritonsillar abscess ... Peritonsillar #Abscess ... #PTA #Needle #Drainage ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical
Peritonsillar abscess before drainage. Make sure to avoid striking vasculature.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Peritonsillar #Abscess #PTA
Peritonsillar abscess ... before drainage ... Peritonsillar #Abscess ... #PTA #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Peritonsillar Abscess Needle Drainage on POCUS

Guide the 18G needle into that peritonsillar abscess using the in-plane
Peritonsillar Abscess ... Needle Drainage ... #PTA #Needle #Drainage ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... most common (63%) Clinical ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... Treatment: - Surgical drainage ... #diagnosis #management
Peritonsillar Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

A 19yo female presents with pain and fever. Based
Peritonsillar Abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... which is the best management ... #PTA #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Superficial Soft Tissue Abscess with Cobblestoning on POCUS

The ultrasound shows a superficial abscess (green) with cobblestoning
on POCUS The ultrasound ... The management plan ... be incision and drainage ... Cobblestoning #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #labeled
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
and rapid drainage ... • Diagnostic ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... early; late to assess ... biliary, stones), CTA ... cefepime+flagyl) ± drainage
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Prolonged PT ... organ damage Clinical ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology