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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 ... for Diagnosis of ... Tissue Infections 1. ... is not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
(see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Clinical Indication ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... liter IVNS • Drain ... compression (using ultrasound ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... shred sign Rt Zone 1. ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Pseudobladder of large Ovarian Cyst in Torsion on POCUS - Sagittal View

Young female with sudden pelvic
in Torsion on POCUS ... Diagnosis/differential ... Cyst #Torsion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #obgyn #gynecology
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
POCUS Left flank ... Differential would ... this patient--diagnosis ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound