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

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically ... POCUS has a negative
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... • Enteric gram negative ... - Hepatic artery ... children #peds #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Plantar Artery Pseudoaneurysm on POCUS
Crazy little case report: A presumed abscess being prepped for I&D turned
on POCUS Crazy ... little case report ... : A presumed abscess ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS
I was presented a patient with an "abscess". This is why we #POCUS.
patient with an "abscess ... This ultrasound ... POCUS saves lives ... limbs in this case ... #clinical #ultrasound
Hepatic Artery Calcifications on POCUS
Elderly male with abd pain/low BP. POCUS Liver TRV shown. Diagnosis?
Linear intrahepatic
on POCUS Elderly ... POCUS Liver TRV ... centrally within liver ... considered within differential ... #clinical #ultrasound
Bear Paw Sign of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

Adult female with right flank pain, fever, leukocytosis, soft
Pyelonephritis on POCUS ... Diagnosis/differential ... perinephric/psoas abscess ... Underwent nephrectomy after ... #clinical #ultrasound
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
recognition of bedrest’s negative ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... pathophysiology #differential
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
after trauma - ... scan performed-negative ... hypoechoic oval masses ... #muscle #msk #clinical ... #ultrasound #transverse