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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 ... assign a final post-test ... #ultrasound #management
Lens dislocation - The lens is seen floating en face in the vitreous chamber. #Clinical #EM
#Clinical #EM #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... LensDislocation #ALiEM
Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
#Clinical #EM #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
The detached retina appears as a thick, hyperechoic band in the vitreous chamber, anchored posteriorly to
disc #Clinical #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... RetinalDetachment #ALiEM
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
of flow) Face Mask ... Device: Face Tent ... ~40% Venturi Mask ... support #devices #management
Vitreous hemorrhage - area of hemorrhage is visible as faint echogenic material causing a heterogeneous appearance
#Clinical #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... Vitreous #Hemorrhage #ALiEM
Scapholunate Ligament Rupture on POCUS

MSK Ultrasound of the scapholunate ligament. Dynamic exam of Scapholunate ligament rupture.
Ligament Rupture on POCUS ... MSK Ultrasound ... rupture. - squeeze test ... replace the clinical tests ... #pocus
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... Devices Simple Mask ... aka Hudson's Mask ... FiO2 35-50% Face Tent ... Delivery #Devices #management
Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Stillbirth GDM Management ... Glucose Challenge Test ... Glucose Tolerance Test ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... and bag-valve mask ... The focus is on ... Seizure #Algorithm #Management