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Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Management: • ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... assign a final post-test ... #ultrasound #management
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Disease (COPD) ... factors and confirm post-bronchodilator ... (ABCD) - Assess ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
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 Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... echocardiography - Assess ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
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
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 Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... products early post-partum ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... they have one post ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management