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B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
and extending off ... pattern #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung ... #BLines #ALiEM
POCUS - Pyomyositis - Long Axis - A collection that is not acute may not appear
- Long Axis - A ... contralateral hip ... outside the joint and ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Ortho #POCUS #
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radiocapitellar line ... onto outstretched hand ... I or Ill) • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
POCUS - Pyomyositis - Transverse Axis - A collection that is not acute may not appear
contralateral hip ... outside the joint and ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Ortho #POCUS # ... Hip #Pyomyositis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... joint • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Exam: swollen forearm ... Splint: Posterior long ... supination • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
To evaluate the hip for an effusion with POCUS begin just medial to the ASIS, in
the femoral head and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #EM #Radiology ... #Ortho #POCUS #Hip ... #Longitudinal #Pyomyositis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Splint: Posterior long ... arm • Ortho consult ... Type l, DC with ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... clinical judgement ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... , and his oxygen