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Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Antibiotics Class Overview ... therapy for severe C.diff ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #CDifficile
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
FAST in the RUQ view ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... Trauma #Radiology #POCUS
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: DNA Gyrase  and Topoisomerase inhibitors bactericidal 
Side effects: QT prolongation
Antibiotics Class Overview ... High rate of c.diff ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Fluoroquinolones
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans on POCUS ... POCUS ECHO performed ... with apical view ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Electrical #Alternans #POCUS
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
Apical 4 Chamber view ... septum #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #POCUS
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
aorta longitudinal view ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Metronidazole (unless for C.diff ... #Antibiotics #Review ... #Overview #Anaerobe
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
parasternal long axis view ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Some great cases from last week's image review: This one from LSU EM intern Dr. Bethany
last week's image review ... This one from LSU EM ... Dissection #Clinical #POCUS
Left testicular torsion - midline transverse view demonstrating absent flow #Clinical #Diagnosis #EM #Radiology #POCUS #Testicular
midline transverse view ... Clinical #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS