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Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
Focused Assessment ... effusions, enlarged abdominal ... focal spleen and liver ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Assessment #Ultrasound
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... axilla to the diaphragm ... #EM #PICU #POCUS ... Lung #Pneumonia #Assessment
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver