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Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled POCUS Findings 

This patient presented with a-fib and shortness of breath.
Embolism - Labeled POCUS ... presented with a-fib ... Dilated RV, McConnell's ... @eabramsMD #McConnells ... #Sign #Clinical
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lumbar spine Signs ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #signs
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... clumsiness in hands ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Pulmonary Embolism with Clot-in-Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

RA and RV are dilated. Multiple hyperechoic clots seen
Clot-in-Transit on POCUS ... spared active apex- McConnell ... sign. ... South Alabama Emergency ... Clot #inTransit #POCUS
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam ... - Focal tenderness ... – compartment syndrome ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
airway adjuncts and ... bag-valve mask ... continuous vital sign ... The focus is on ... Algorithm #Management #Emergency
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
non-translobar and ... abnormalities - Focal ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
B-cell activity → local ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : (distinct symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... headache #redflags #signs ... #emergency #diagnosis