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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Ultrasound-Guided ... : Interscalene Brachial ... and mid-humerus fracture ... drainage of deltoid abscess ... #anesthesia #pocus
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Ultrasound-Guided ... Supraclavicular Brachial ... distal humerus fractures ... drainage of large abscess ... #anesthesia #pocus
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... POCUS for win. ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... #Hepatic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Pouch Ever so ... got us hooked on POCUS ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
closed eyelid so ... Able to assess for ... rupture, vitreous hemorrhage ... #POCUS #ocular # ... detachment #vitreous #hemorrhage
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage ... Has femur fracture ... Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib fracture ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Sludge ball on POCUS ... Assess mobility ... vascularity to differentiate ... #clinical #ultrasound ... RUQ #clinical #abdominal
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... it into view, so ... needling during IV access ... looking at the abdominal ... #POCUS #Nomenclature