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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
intolerance suspected, Colonoscopy ... performed, may show melanosis ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... Inflammatory: • Colonoscopy
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy ... rate • Fewer position ... Water assisted colonoscopy ... straightening devices and position ... time • Less position
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... crisp & clean positive ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #trauma #FAST #Positive
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Lung ultrasound ... in a COVID-19 positive ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Positive "spot sign" on Ocular Ultrasound

78 yo M with sudden onset
Positive "spot sign ... " on Ocular Ultrasound ... POCUS #Ocular #Ultrasound
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound ... trauma False positive ... Hemothorax #Thoracic #ultrasound
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Confirm needle position ... Confirm wire position ... Confirm the correct position ... Confirm catheter position ... Confirm the correct position
Free fluid + empty uterus + positive pregnancy test = better start looking for a mass!
If
empty uterus + positive ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Ultrasound
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... determination, Smoking, positive
Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
polyp in an ideal position ... to 7 0' clock positions ... channel of the colonoscope ... gastroenterology #fellows #colonoscopy