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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... peristalsis • +free fluid ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Appearance and Color - Differential Diagnosis
 • Cloudy: Peritonitis, Intraperitoneal disease (appendicitis, cholecystitis,
Peritoneal Dialysis ... Fluid Appearance ... triglycerides, Lymphatic obstruction ... #Peritoneal #Dialysis
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
FALLS-protocol (Fluid ... sequentially rule out obstructive ... CriticalCare #Shock #Fluids ... #POCUS
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
- Hypovolemia (fluid ... fever, sepsis) • Obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... - multiple air-fluid ... abdomen #Clinical #Radiology
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
subcostal 4-chamber POCUS ... What abnormal fluid ... Easiest fluid collection ... effusion #s4c #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
Significant LVOT obstruction ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Is there a dialysis ... volume, Urinary obstruction ... azotemia or postrenal obstruction ... Trial isotonic fluids ... to assess for obstruction
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
anechoic free fluid ... Diagnosis #EM #Trauma #Radiology ... #POCUS #FAST #FASTExam
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
reflux=No more fluid ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology