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Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... with significant risk ... of rupture and ... #clinical #ultrasound
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... (see below for diagnosis ... Live 12-week ruptured ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... #clinical #obgyn
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
> 1% risk of CV ... Change in clinical ... (>5%): - Aortic ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
Pain in the ED 1) ... repeat CT abdomen-pelvis ... [CTAP] after a negative ... ultrasound? ... Pain #Emergency #diagnosis
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential Diagnosis ... Using external abdominal ... to gather POC Trauma ... procoagulants • External aortic ... compression (using ultrasound
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
everything else is negative ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... #AAA #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #aneurysm #aorta
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
to Manifest: 1. ... inflammatory response Risk ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... not possible • Ultrasound ... in a year • 1
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
normal CXR and pelvis ... splenic lacs/rupture ... retroperitoneal) 1. ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... #Injury #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... has five major clinical ... forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... , pelvic, gastric