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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... views of right lung ... and 4 views left lung
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... short axis, to long ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... looking at the abdominal ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... Long-standing vs ... • Edema • Abdominal ... Celiac artery compression
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
dilatation of the abdominal ... include pulsatile abdominal ... Slow, graded compression ... the way in any abdominal ... #Ultrasound #AAA
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
trying to apply compression ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #labeled
POCUS Ultrasound Probe Movement Nomenclature / Terminology
Fan - Motion in the short axis of the probe
POCUS Ultrasound ... Probe Movement Nomenclature ... Motion in the long ... target #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Probe #Nomenclature
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... the vein • Use compression ... ultrasound to exclude ... axis (A) and a long ... #CentralLine #Ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum on Abdominal POCUS
A line artifacts that take the shape of anterior abd wall & disappear
Pneumoperitoneum on Abdominal ... disappear with compression ... Pneumoperitoneum #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... no matter how long ... usually as result of compression
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Using external abdominal ... External aortic compression ... (using ultrasound