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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... 3. ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... (see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... at the bedside #3 ... #POCUS #clinical
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 3: Spectrum ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
team of problem ... spinal needle + 3- ... Child: 20 ml.kg-1) ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... xiphoid • Attach 3-
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Normal IUP Findings 1) Yolk sac: Round fluid-filled structure within the gestational sac, located in the
Normal IUP Findings 1) ... the yolk sac #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #EM # ... Obgyn #Radiology ... TransAbdmonial #POCUS
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS ... adolescent male (<1 ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Radiology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... specificity using 1) ... of >2.5cm, and 3) ... #Abdominal #clinical
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
1. look for a ... wasted on rib fx 3. ... diagnosis; the ... , orient in line ... #clinical #ultrasound
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... 3) To assess for ... , with clinical ... #ultrasound