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POCUS for diagnosing the source of Sepsis - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of using point-of-care
the source of Sepsis ... point-of-care ultrasound ... the source of sepsis ... Specificity - 95% - Clinical ... source #POCUS #ultrasound
Corrigan's Pulse seen on Carotid / Jugular Ultrasound

You’re preparing to put in an IJ central line
seen on Carotid / Jugular ... Ultrasound You ... see this on your ultrasound ... Carotid #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Neck
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound ... Noncompressible tubular ... Appendix #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Cardiac failure • Sepsis ... vasculitis Acute tubular ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis on POCUS
Here's a great ultrasound showing an unexpected MASSIVE internal jugular vein
Internal Jugular ... Here's a great ultrasound ... MASSIVE internal jugular ... Thrombosis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #neck
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... , hepatorenal, sepsis ... • ATN (Acute tubular ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Hepatic Uptake • Sepsis ... Dilatation on Ultrasound ... #Jaundice #Differential
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... kidney #bladder #differential ... diagnosis #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Treatment Related • Sepsis ... syndrome • Proximal tubular ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #liver #pocus #clinical