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

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... than physical exam ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy ... Accuracy #Diagnosis #Exam
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... Cardiac Ultrasound Exams ... and abdominal exam ... Assess gross LVSF ... #Focused #POCUS
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... intra-abdominal abscess ... #POCUS #ultrasound
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
to perform an ocular ... Emergency ocular ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular #
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Complications • Ocular ... - Eye exam within ... one week to assess ... ocular involvement
The RSC-RUQ exam: a modified eFAST/ trauma US view
Modified RUQ exam for hemothorax & free fluid
The RSC-RUQ exam ... Modified RUQ exam ... side or cannot access ... Subcostal #Trauma #POCUS
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Intraabdominal Abscess ... on POCUS Fever, ... Pelvis sag of RUSH exam ... intra-abdominal abscesses ... #POCUS #clinical
Abscess Pus Flow on POCUS

Equivocal exam for abscess, then this. Kind of mesmerizing, in the way
Abscess Pus Flow ... on POCUS Equivocal ... exam for abscess ... @mackendc #abscess ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus
Cellulitis and underlying abscess on POCUS exam

The hyperechoic areas represent inflamed subcutaneous tissue (“hot fat”), and
and underlying abscess ... on POCUS exam ... should I&D this abscess ... #cellulitis #abscess ... #POCUS #clinical
Femoral Artery pseudoaneurysm on POCUS

Young patient, groin pain 2 months after embolization for GI bleed
I understand
pseudoaneurysm on POCUS ... are mistaken for abscess ... Do a thorough exam ... suspicious of pulsatile abscesses ... pseudoaneurysm #POCUS