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RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS ... your next step in management ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #ultrasound #DSign ... #AcutePE
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 ... assign a final post-test ... #ultrasound #management
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... on apixaban for treatment ... presents with abdominal ... Acute, hypoechoic ... #clinical #ultrasound
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

S/p mitral repair and MAZE. Hypotensive dyspneic, lightheaded.
Bedside U/S expediting diagnosis treatment
Pulmonary Embolism ... expediting diagnosis treatment ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #s4c #clinical
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension ... #criticalcare #treatment
Large abscess confirmed with POCUS, making I&D safer. Beside to scan beyond the border to make
with POCUS, making ... Post I&D, same area ... fail outpatient treatment ... softtissue #ssti #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... 3) Abdominal, ... fungal stain of clinical ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... on ABx) → Acute ... infection up to 10w post-ABx ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if acute ... differential #algorithm #management