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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
Gout Effusion on POCUS ... Gram stain neg (culture ... MSU crystals=Gout ... POCUS for the win ... #ultrasound #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis on POCUS ... Culture MRSA. ... Arthritis #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... to obtain blood cultures ... drawing blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... to Order Stool Cultures ... positive stool culture ... iMedEducation #Stool #Cultures
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
demonstrated by culture ... Positive blood cultures ... separate blood cultures ... positive blood culture ... positive blood culture
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... fever, positive cultures ... Obtain single blood culture
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... Optic Nerve • MSK ... sspillai01 #POCUS
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Number one cause of culture