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POCUS of a bladder demonstrating emphysematous cystitis. 

Note the reverberation artifact with dirty shadowing in the
POCUS of a bladder ... artifact with dirty ... and posterior bladder ... remember, Tricky to differentiate ... just air in the bladder
CDC TETANUS VACCINATION GUIDELINES FOR WOUNDS

Dirty wounds pose an increased risk for tetanus. Clinicians should consider
FOR WOUNDS Dirty ... consider wounds dirty ... contaminated with dirt
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
kidney and urinary bladder ... NephroP #kidney #bladder ... #differential #
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Urinary Frequency - Differential ... Vulvovaginitis • Bladder ... Small Volume Bladder ... • Overactive Bladder ... Urinary #Frequency #Differential
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Pelvic Mass - Differential ... • Distended bladder ... • Bladder cancer ... #Pelvic #Mass #Differential
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Obstruction - Differential ... Upper Tract - Bladder ... Tract - Distended bladder ... , nocturia - Bladder ... #UrinaryTract #Differential
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
Increased Urination - Differential ... incontinence, Bladder ... calculi, Bladder ... • Incomplete Bladder ... Increased #Urination #Differential
Mixing instructions for epinephrine - a "dirty epi drip"

 - Inject 1 mg of epinephrine into
epinephrine - a "dirty ... #Epinephrine #Dirty
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... Contracted gall bladder ... Neoplastic: Gall bladder ... Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... tract), terminal (bladder ... #Macroscopic #Differential