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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
 -
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Regional #Local #Anesthesia ... Blocks #POCUS #Ultrasound
Ultrasound Guided Paracentesis

Paracentesis is being performed under ultrasound guidance. It is important to avoid the inferior
Ultrasound Guided ... Paracentesis ... Paracentesis is ... how thick the abdominal ... pocus #clinical #abdominal
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... endoprosthesis stent of an abdominal ... Anesthesia&CritCare ... clinical #aorta #ultrasound
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... #Transverse #Abdominis ... Block #Regional #Anesthesia ... Management #POCUS #Ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... • Ideally use ultrasound ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... management - RUQ ultrasound ... increase the risk of abdominal ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist
Avoiding Large Blood Vessels during Paracentesis on POCUS

Once you find fluid and before you sample, u/s
Vessels during Paracentesis ... vessels in the abdominal ... #BloodVessels #Paracentesis ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Adhesions on abdominal POCUS
U/s can also help detect adhesions-->avoid hitting bowel. A paracentesis was halted on
Adhesions on abdominal ... A paracentesis was ... a peri-hepatic paracentesis ... #Adhesions #abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Paracentesis Supplies Checklist
 • Sterile gloves
 • cap
 • face shield
 • chlorhex
 • sterile towels
Paracentesis Supplies ... Checklist • Sterile ... sterile towels • ultrasound ... removed if >5L #Paracentesis ... #Supplies #Checklist
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
diagnostic and tx paracentesis ... pocket for dx + tx paracentesis ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... SBP #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #abscess