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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
twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... #Appendicitis #appendix ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... amphetamines, alcohol ... - Medications: statins ... strep) - Seizures ... immobility • Critical
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline

Stage 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, & abdominal pain
Stage 2 (1-3 days):
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Anxiety, insomnia, nausea ... , & abdominal pain ... Hallucinations, fever, seizures ... Timeline #diagnosis #stages
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... #Appendicitis #appendix ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
and Abscess on Abdominal ... through, we see the appendix ... twitter.com/MaizeandLube/status ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... severe clinical ... History of excessive alcohol ... Post-operative state ... Rhabdomyolysis • Seizures
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

The @RutgersEM residents don't always visualize the appendix. But when they do, the
visualize the appendix ... videos showing a case ... visualize the appendix ... Appendicitis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... presentations and disease states ... circulation If drugs, seizures ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer: Mesenteric adenitis
Initial study
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal ... Appendix was normal ... twitter.com/RJonesSonoEM/status ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #RLQ
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS - Color Doppler

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer:
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal ... Appendix was normal ... twitter.com/RJonesSonoEM/status ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #RLQ