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The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
detecting nail bed injury ... For nail bed injury ... 59 #Nailbed #Injury ... Subungual #Fracture #POCUS ... Ultrasound #EBM #VisualAbstract
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Blood saves lives ... Thresholds #Hematology #VisualAbstract
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Injury: • Reduced
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
at the caudal liver ... for solid organ injury ... POCUS is not sensitive ... Injury to spleen ... trauma #clinical #POCUS
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
Beaver Tail Liver ... on POCUS LUQ trauma ... hematoma/splenic injury ... will a splenic injury ... Enlarged #LeftLobe #POCUS
Liver laceration and pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

BAT s/p MVC-unrestrained driver. RUQ pain. Good quality FAST exam windows
Liver laceration ... pneumoperitoneum on POCUS ... of solid organ injury ... look for second injury ... pneumoperitoneum #POCUS
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... ) • Traumatic injury ... with concurrent injury ... febrilepodcast.com] #pyogenic #liver
Gunshot Wound on Hepatic Ultrasound
Note the echogenic foci (orange arrow) adjacent to the hepatic vein with
Patient had shotgun injury ... #Gunshot #GSW #Liver ... ForeignBody #FB #Pellet #POCUS
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... patient with blunt injury ... serious internal injury ... days following an injury ... bleeding often from a liver