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Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Complex Hydronephrosis ... on Renal POCUS ... flat IVC/no abd FF ... left kidney with complex ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS
Parapneumonic Empyema on Lung POCUS

Also note pleural effusion, air bronchograms, intraabdominal FF

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Parapneumonic
Empyema on Lung POCUS ... intraabdominal FF ... Empyema #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #complex
Pneumoperitoneum - Free Air Reverberation Artifact - Abdominal A-Lines on POCUS

Don't just look for FF on
Abdominal A-Lines on POCUS ... just look for FF ... POCUS Dx made in ... Abdominal #ALines #POCUS
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Rhythm - Narrow Complex ... Rhythm - Wide Complex ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... Algorithm Narrow Complex ... tachycardia Narrow Complex ... conduction Wide-Complex ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... chest pain is complex ... #ChestPain #POCUS
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Narrow Complex Tachycardias ... Irregular Narrow Complex ... Regular Narrow Complex ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... POCUS for win. ... SBP #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... Tachycardia - Wide Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
Anti-GBM Immune Complex ... diagnosis #nephrology #causes