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Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
through 6 zones (3 ... anterior chest 2. ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... Step 3: Spectrum ... assign a final post-test
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
on Transvaginal POCUS ... +preg test. ... an IUP or not. #2 ... at the bedside #3 ... #clinical #obgyn
Normal IUP Findings 1) Yolk sac: Round fluid-filled structure within the gestational sac, located in the
the endometrium 2) ... Diagnosis #Clinical #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... TransAbdmonial #POCUS ... FetalPole #NormalIUP #ALiEM
Ruptured Ovarian Cyst on Pelvic Ultrasound

22 year old female w/ acute onset RLQ pain & TTP
her abdomen, LMP 2 ... Urine pregnancy test ... clinical #gynecology #obgyn ... #POCUS
Close-up image of a normal early IUP showing a yolk sac within a gestational sac #Clinical
sac #Clinical #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... TransAbdmonial #POCUS ... YolkSac #NormalIUP #ALiEM
Coronal / transverse view - Directional indicator: Pointed to patient’s right side - Appropriate transducer orientation
transvaginal exam #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... #TransVaginal #POCUS ... #Orientation #ALiEM
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests ... plasma exchange 2) ... delivery of child 3) ... AFLP #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Sagittal / longitudinal view - Directional indicator: Pointed to anterior of patient (towards the ceiling) -
transvaginal exam #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... #TransVaginal #POCUS ... #Orientation #ALiEM
Intrauterine pregnancy on transvaginal ultrasound, sagittal view. Shown is a gestational sac containing a yolk sac
endometrium #Clinical #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... #TransVaginal #POCUS ... #Endometrium #ALiEM