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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Ultrasound-Guided ... Plexus Nerve Block Uses ... fractures and elbow ... drainage of large abscess ... #anesthesia #pocus
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Pathophysiology ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Left Forearm Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Our patient was a 19-year-old male with past
Left Forearm Abscess ... (POCUS) Our patient ... complaints of left elbow ... This led to the diagnosis ... #MSK #POCUS #Ultrasound
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... laboratory or diagnostic ... output - Acute pulmonary
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... kidney #clinical #ultrasound
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung ... #ultrasound #diagnosis