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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 ... for Diagnosis of Abscess ... distinguishing abscess ... is not clinically ... POCUS has a negative
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Management: • ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Assess the likelihood ... and clinical impact ... of basic management ... surgical airway access ... Consider the relative
Abscess and Cobblestoning on POCUS

Cobblestoning of inflamed fat (“hot” cobblestoning!) and an echogenic abscess. This should
Abscess and Cobblestoning ... and an echogenic abscess ... Cobblestoning #POCUS #clinical ... #cellulitis #ultrasound ... #radiology
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Assess for MR when ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Cor triatriatum
 • Epidemiology
 • Etiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Differentials Diagnosis
 • Anatomy - Sinister,
Associated Lesions • Differentials ... Physiology • Clinical ... Post-Operative Management ... CorTriatriatum #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Complications: Abscess ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
femoral arterial access ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Obtain venous access ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... within one week to assess ... or TEE unless clinical ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX ... #clinical