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Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
Appendicitis on POCUS ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... Appendicitis #appendix #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... No hemoperitoneum ... twitter.com/RJonesSonoEM/status ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C #clinical
Plankton sign showing swirling fibrin strands in hemoperitoneum.

#Plankton #sign #hemoperitoneum #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical #Abdominal
fibrin strands in hemoperitoneum ... Plankton #sign #hemoperitoneum ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Free Air at the Peritoneal Line on POCUS

Chief Complaint: "my girl stabbed me"

Labeled Diagram: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/752864010337415169

- Dr.
Peritoneal Line on POCUS ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... EUSmkh #FreeAir #Abdominal ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Intraabdominal
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
pregnancy with hemoperitoneum ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... Pelvic #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #clinical #obgyn
Hemoperitoneum and Hemothorax from ruptured spleen - Perihepatic Window
30's female. No PMH/Not pregnant. Low BP/tachy presents
Hemoperitoneum and ... Rebleeding in abdominal ... #Hemothorax #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #abdominal #trauma
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
Gastroschisis on POCUS ... tones heard so POCUS ... Note abdominal wall ... twitter.com/RJonesSonoEM/status ... #clinical #ultrasound
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline

Stage 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, & abdominal pain
Stage 2 (1-3 days):
Alcohol Withdrawal ... insomnia, nausea, & abdominal ... Hallucinations, fever, seizures ... agitation #Alcohol ... Timeline #diagnosis #stages
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... POCUS (very subtle ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... Ascites #Complex #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
amphetamines, alcohol ... - Medications: statins ... strep) - Seizures ... immobility • Critical ... - Medications- Statins