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CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
try a different mask ... it → wear for short ... tolerating forced air ... irritation, pressure sores ... noise → check air
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test (FAIR ... #Piriformis #FAIR ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS

Dirty Shadow = ring down artifact. 

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#Necrotizing #Fasciitis #POCUS #Cellulitis #Ultrasound
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS ... Dirty Shadow ... Necrotizing #Fasciitis #POCUS ... DirtyShadowing #Air
Subcutaneous Emphysema on POCUS

Air, air everywhere...but not a lung in sight?! 18M hit in neck with
Subcutaneous Emphysema on POCUS ... Air, air everywhere ... Subcutaneous air ... with posterior dirty ... Subcutaneous #Emphysema #POCUS
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... POCUS shows this ... Soft tissue air/ ... #Pyomyositis #POCUS ... #MSK #Clinical
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... Devices Simple Mask ... aka Hudson's Mask ... oxygen ambient air ... the exhalation ports
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

Anechoic free fluid seen in the Morrison’s pouch; the article does show some clear
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS ... pneumoperitoneum and dirty ... posterior to the air ... don't forget about air ... Pneumoperitoneum #POCUS
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS
I was presented a patient with an "abscess". This is why we #POCUS.
This is why we #POCUS ... ultrasound shows air ... If you use POCUS ... hyperechoic foci with dirty ... shadowing = air
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
of hypoechoic spots ... in a transverse/short ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval < 120 ms ... interval ≥ 120 ms ... Dominant R wave in aVR ... all leads except aVR ... de pointes • Short