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POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
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 in Skin ... is not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
The Lachman test ... is a clinical test ... used to diagnose ... pulled forward to assess ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
for assess for ... is a clinical test ... used to diagnose ... pulled forward to assess ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... Diagnosis? ... intra-abdominal abscess ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess
Peritonsillar Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

A 19yo female presents with pain and fever. Based
Peritonsillar Abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... , which is the best ... #PTA #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... diseases, describe clinical ... from a group to assess ... disease who test ... #calculations #diagnosis