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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... Tissue Infections 1. ... POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
POCUS Another ... case of Stage 4 ... CA patient with sepsis ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #metastatic
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... shred sign Rt Zone 1. ... #clinical #ultrasound
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS
I was presented a patient with an "abscess". This is why we #POCUS.
patient with an "abscess ... This ultrasound ... POCUS saves lives ... limbs in this case ... #clinical #ultrasound
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... patients such as: 1. ... (elevations of liver ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... , with clinical ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #kidney #clinical ... #ultrasound