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Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Mesothelioma Sarcoma Metastatic ... Cardiac injury ... Metabolic disorders: Renal ... Rheumatic fever #Causes
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Renal Infarction ... on POCUS An ... illustrative case ... #Infarction #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Musculoligamentous injury ... fracture secondary to metastatic ... breast, prostate, renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis on POCUS
Medullary nephrocalcinosis can be a clue for its most common underlying cause (
Nephrocalcinosis on POCUS ... common underlying cause ... POCUS incidental ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #renal
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Metastases on POCUS ... Focused renal u/ ... Note hepatic masses ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #metastatic
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
Metastases on POCUS ... Focused renal u/ ... Note hepatic masses ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #metastatic
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
structural kidney injury ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... - No other cause ... - No other cause
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
injury in the production ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... deficiency - Renal ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... lactate production Renal
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... Use compression ultrasound ... Use real-time US ... #CentralLine #Ultrasound ... #Guided #POCUS
Fig. 8.  Surface marking to guide needle insertion. In the paramedian sagittal (PS) oblique view,
(L3–L4 in this case ... in turn on the ultrasound ... centered on the ultrasound ... probe's long and short ... PainManagement #POCUS