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POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... Step 2: Pre-test ... probability based on clinical
Subtypes of Serum Proteins

Pre-albumin (Transthyretin)
Albumin
Globulins
 • Alpha-1: Alpha-1 antitrypsin, Serum amyloid A, Ceruloplasmin, Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Transcortin),
Serum Proteins Pre-albumin ... protein • Alpha-2: ... C3 and C4, Beta-2 ... Proteins #Subtypes #algorithm
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
bilirubin load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... non-hemolytic processes), (2) ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... (ARDSnet low-PEEP ... cmH20 + (IAP - 13)/2 ... cmH2O + (IAP - 13)/2 ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Pre and Post-Reduction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Using #POCUS to identify an
Shoulder Dislocation Pre ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) Using #POCUS ... Here is a pre- & ... #Ultrasound #Cinical
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... compressions 2. ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... #PEA #arrest #algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
) Overview Clinico-Radiological ... Clinical Presentation ... Clinical Conditions ... : Acute onset 2. ... 105 mmHg within 2
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Confirmation on POCUS ... Tube in Trachea 2. ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #ETT #Clinical
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... /rigors &DCed. 2/ ... 2 blood cx + for ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
spectrum, based on clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm