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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... distinguishing abscess from cellulitis ... abscess is not clinically ... POCUS has a negative ... #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... Consider walk testing ... #Pulmonary #Embolism
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... result with no clinical ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Improves diagnostic accuracy ... #Tuberculosis #Testing
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... infection: typical cellulitis ... erysipelas with no focus ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS ... In the setting of ... #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Cobblestoning in the setting of cellulitis on POCUS
Hyperechoic inflamed subcutaneous fat outlined by edema into appearance
Cobblestoning in the setting ... of cellulitis on ... POCUS Hyperechoic ... Cobblestoning #cellulitis ... #POCUS #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary ... surgery Stress Testing
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... epidemiology & POCUS ... at low resource setting ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Necrotizing Fasciitis on Groin POCUS

50yo diabetic female presents with medial groin pain (where probe is for
Fasciitis on Groin POCUS ... nec fasc, esp in setting ... Fasciitis #Groin #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cellulitis #softtissue
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
McConnell's Sign on POCUS ... highly specific for pulmonary ... embolism in the right setting ... McConnells #Sign #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical