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McMurray Test 

#Diagnosis #Sports #McMurray #Test #Knee #Exam #PCL #Knee #ALiEM
McMurray Test ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #McMurray #Test ... #Knee #Exam #PCL
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 ... #Focused #POCUS ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... 3: Parasternal long ... Transthoracic #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Windows ... Protocol #Ultrasound #Exam
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram
Apical Approach Pericardiocentesis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical approach had best pocket + good distance away from lung
Pericardiocentesis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Apical approach had best ... distance away from lung ... #Echocardiogram
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... NOT definitively diagnose
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... Chest X-ray - Lung ... thorough "lawn-mower" exam ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... algorithm #schema #Diagnosis
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... FAST exam done. ... Diagnosis? ... #Echocardiogram
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... Dilated Funduscopic Exam ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram