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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 ... than physical exam ... is not clinically ... #EBM
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Pouch Ever so ... got us hooked on POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
exam for fever, ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Pelvis sag of RUSH exam ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
RUSH exam in a ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... sometimes - MCW EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
Appendicitis on POCUS ... abd ttp, more so ... probe made the diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #adominal #appendix
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... pulsatile mass on exam ... measured 10.9 cm so ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
care center for diagnostic ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Retained Bullet on POCUS
Although it kinda looks like an eyeball, the clinical scenario here was a
an eyeball, the clinical ... point - use your exam ... So is it an abscess ... and any other diagnostic ... clinical #ultrasound
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... This patient’s clinical ... findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal