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Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Adie’s Tonic Pupil ... unremarkable with the exception ... Adie’s tonic pupil ... anterior_seg_rocks #Adies
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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the mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... Speech, Emotion, Perception ... evaluation #mnemonic #aseptic
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
due to SAM on POCUS ... Echocardiogram Septic ... LVOTO #SAM #HOCM #POCUS
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
distributive shock, i.e. septic ... Shock #Fluids #POCUS
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... critically ill, septic
Septic infarct in the upper pole of the right kidney secondary to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis

35-year-old male.
Septic infarct in ... Septic infarction ... CasasolaGarcia #Septic ... kidney #Renal #POCUS
ASEPTIC Mnemonic for the Mental Status Examination (MSE)

A - Appearance: Hygiene, clothing, grooming, physical abnormalities
S -
ASEPTIC Mnemonic ... emotional state) P - Perceptions ... executive function #ASEPTIC
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
ascites on Abdominal POCUS ... very subtle intra-ascitic ... Ascites #Complex #POCUS
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ischemia, perforated peptic ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
vein • Use an aseptic ... Ultrasound #Guided #POCUS