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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
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 ... Shock #Crashing #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
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VT: - No RS complexes ... - Very broad complexes ... produce a hybrid complex ... onset of the QRS complex ... ekg #cardiology #diagnosis
How-to Calculate the Filtration Fraction (FF) in CKRT
 • The FF is the ratio of fluid
Filtration Fraction (FF ... in CKRT • The FF ... • The target FF ... NOT affect the FF ... #calculation #diagnosis
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial complex ... premature junctional complex ... premature #atrial #complexes ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Narrow Complex ... tachycardia Narrow Complex ... conduction Wide-Complex ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
dissociation (P and QRS complexes ... beats (hybrid complex ... negative (QS) complexes ... Aberrancy #Comparison #Diagnosis