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POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
DVT • IVC • Aorta ... • Cardiac ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) Management ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Aneurysm #AAA #Management ... #Aorta #Vascular ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... comply with post-treatment ... - No fetal cardiac ... activity on ultrasound ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Management
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
drops his BP in ED ... Dissection #Aortic #Aorta ... #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Retroperitoneum and aorta ... concentration PET-CT ... conventional imaging (aorta ... with response to treatment ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... disease • Cardiac ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... - ED goal is to ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Pulmonary >> Acute PE ... Cardiac surgery? ... #criticalcare #treatment
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Fraction N Engl J Med ... ejection fraction, treatment ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... stacked nebs • PE ... Workup #diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
A Tool For the ED ... further workup and treatment ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management