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Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Highly specific for SLE ... Association with both SLE ... with MCTD and Raynaud's ... is clinically suspected ... higly specific for SLE
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Systemic Lupus (SLE ... defect (rare) Raynaud's ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus #SLE
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
subcostal 4-chamber POCUS ... Subcostal window in SLE ... effusion #s4c #POCUS ... echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Muscle Rupture on POCUS ... See the "cracking ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
Retinal detachment on Ocular POCUS

Patient: "I see floaters"
Me: "I see your problem" 

Dx - retinal detachment
Eric
detachment on Ocular POCUS ... Patient: "I see ... floaters" Me: "I see ... @eabramsMD #Clinical ... Ophthalmology #POCUS
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Confirmation on POCUS ... See the round ... #Confirmation #POCUS ... #ETT #Clinical
Femoral DVT on POCUS

That crazy moment when you're putting in a femoral arterial line in a
Femoral DVT on POCUS ... you happen to see ... #Femoral #DVT #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... See thread for POCUS ... POCUS (apical window ... Pulmonary #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... Here you can see ... Abdominal #Appendix #Clinical ... #POCUS
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
spectrum, based on clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm