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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... than physical exam ... is not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #Exam #VisualAbstract
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #clinical #Crohns
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... Assess gross LVSF ... #Focused #POCUS ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
The RSC-RUQ exam: a modified eFAST/ trauma US view
Modified RUQ exam for hemothorax & free fluid
The RSC-RUQ exam ... modified eFAST/ trauma ... Modified RUQ exam ... side or cannot access ... #POCUS #clinical
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Pelvis sag of RUSH exam ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
(MS), Epidural abscess ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
POCUS Spleen:
Primary = Congenital
Secondary (TEAM)
T - Trauma
E - Echinococcal
A - Abscess
M - Malignancy
#Clinical #Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS
POCUS Spleen: Primary ... Secondary (TEAM) T - Trauma ... Echinococcal A - Abscess ... - Malignancy #Clinical ... #AbdominalUS #Spleen
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... FAST exam done. ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C #clinical ... Pericardial #Effusion #Trauma
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... on histologic exam ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... common, Aortic root abscess