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Focused Lung Assessment: Transducer positions for the 8 lung zones #EM #Radiology #PCC #POCUS #Focused #Lung
Focused Lung Assessment ... EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Focused ... #Lung #Transducer ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Horizontal reverberation artifacts - A-lines are visualized as hyperechoic, horizontal artifacts at regular intervals deep to
regular intervals deep ... EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #ALines ... #ALiEM
Pleural effusion visualized as an anechoic fluid collection located cephalad to the arrows. #Clinical #EM #Radiology
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #Sagittal ... PleuralEffusion #ALiEM
A lobar consolidation located cephalad to the diaphragm. The branching, hyperechoic air bronchograms define this consolidation.
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #Sagittal ... #Pneumonia #ALiEM
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Lung #BLines ... #ALiEM
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis • Deep ... e.g. fractured long ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Parasternal Long ... again descending deep ... EM #Cardiology #POCUS ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC ... algorithm to determine ... since elective PCI ... unless prior heart/lung
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
Long axis allows ... Keep your eye on ... Arthrocentesis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK