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POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... Non-peristalsing (6) Dilated ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach ... on POCUS This ... setting of an SBO ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Dilated ... #abdominal #clinical
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
on POCUS (Linear ... ttp, more so in ... probe made the diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #adominal
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
BP with lower abd ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... Delayed presentation ... #clinical #Abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Dilated Fluid-filled ... My pearl: Dilated ... Do a diagnostic/ ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Stomach
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... are multiple dilated ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #clinical #POCUS
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... CP, SOB, lightheadedness ... pain, diarrhea related ... consider other diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... already maximally dilated ... with already dilated ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... already maximally dilated ... with already dilated ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
and Ascites on POCUS ... Resolution: Nausea ... This clip shows a dilated ... the ED), c/w an SBO ... #Abdominal #clinical