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POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 2: Pre-test ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... Abdominal pain; ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal ... #algorithm #management
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... increase the risk of abdominal ... acetaminophen 1 ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Retinal Detachment on POCUS

A patient presents with floaters and change in vision. Which diagnosis best supports
Detachment on POCUS ... Which diagnosis ... best supports the ... Retinal #Detachment #Ocular ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... vomiting, which she reports ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... specificity using 1)
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
anterior chest wall, parts ... sites such as the collar ... blockers had the best ... efficacious include IL-1 ... #management #Dermatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Inhalation of spores ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... #Management #Infections
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Looking for DVT. 3 point compression US negative. But saw this in the
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... fossa Key points 1) ... generally no further management ... posteromedial knee ... for a definitive diagnosis
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... : • Clinical tests ... Anti-Matrilin-1 ... #management