9 results
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... better imaging—from ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
demonstrating the abdominal ... Note that the abdominal ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
lactate level, abdominal ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology # ... #Pneumatosis #CT
POCUS - Dilated stomach with pulsating gastric contents (from the heart) as a result of small
POCUS - Dilated ... gastric contents (from ... obstruction #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #Dilated
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
artifacts arising from ... A-line pattern #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
loops dilated >2.5 cm ... characteristic to-and-fro ... radiographs, 3.6 for CT ... , and 6.8 for MRI ... #Radiology #POCUS
To evaluate the hip for an effusion with POCUS begin just medial to the ASIS, in
effusion with POCUS ... visualize effusions from ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #EM #Radiology ... #Ortho #POCUS #Hip
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal