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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... osteomyelitis, septic ... CRBSI: • Severe sepsis ... • Resistant pathogens ... fungal or multidrug resistant
Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics in Sepsis

Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed
Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics ... in Sepsis Efficacy ... Suspected or Confirmed Sepsis ... Nicholas Zimick, MD, MS ... Procalcitonin #Guide #Antibiotics
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Peripheral Vascular Resistance ... - Free wall rupture ... Papillary muscle rupture ... Afterload: • Sepsis
Complete Rupture of Patellar tendon on POCUS. See the Normal and Ruptured.

EMUSS @emuss_uk

#Rupture #Patellar #tendon #POCUS
Complete Rupture ... Patellar tendon on POCUS ... the Normal and Ruptured ... Patellar #tendon #POCUS ... ultrasound #knee #msk
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... including Fluconazole-resistant ... rare reports of resistance ... Static vs Aspergillus ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Good to poor • Culture ... : Negative Septic ... clot: poor • Culture ... analysis: • MSU ... Interpretation #diagnosis #septic
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... Pregnancy • Optic ... Nerve • MSK ... sspillai01 #POCUS
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS
The clip shown demonstrated a ruptured achilles tendon

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Achilles #Tendon
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... on POCUS The clip ... demonstrated a ruptured ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
• Right hepatic ... the abscess & antibiotic ... • Antibiotic ... the abscess may rupture ... complications like rupture
Scapholunate Ligament Rupture on POCUS

MSK Ultrasound of the scapholunate ligament. Dynamic exam of Scapholunate ligament rupture.
on POCUS MSK ... Scapholunate ligament rupture ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #pocus