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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Aneurysm (AAA) on Long ... aortic aneurysm in long ... Aneurysm #AAA #Long ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... clinical #ultrasound
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Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

This patient presents with shortness of breath. What is your
Bronchograms on Lung ... us findings c/w lung ... to the thoracic aorta ... similar findings on CXR ... AirBronchograms #Lung
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... array viewing the lung ... >1cm, supports diagnosis ... imaging such as cxr ... #lung #ultrasound
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Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
short axis, to long ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
EMHighAK) and Brit Long ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary