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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 ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #EBM
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... Exams in COVID- ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
3 Point POCUS for DVT - Visual Abstract
How accurately can emergency physicians diagnose lower extremity DVTs
How accurately can ... emergency physicians diagnose ... accuracy-of-3-point-dvt-exam ... #ultrasound #diagnosis ... #ebm #visualabstract
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... Diagnosis? ... See CT scan. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Thickening on Renal ... POCUS Teenager ... Findings/diagnosis ... infarction/abscess ... #ultrasound
FAST Exam for Hemorrhage in Pelvic Fractures - Visual Abstract
Can the FAST exam detect clinically significant
FAST Exam for Hemorrhage ... Visual Abstract Can ... Pelvic #Fractures #POCUS ... #ultrasound #diagnosis ... #ebm #visualabstract
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... laboratory or diagnostic ... before beginning treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... RUSH exam in a ... negative and no leak can ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... sometimes - MCW EM
Retained Bullet on POCUS
Although it kinda looks like an eyeball, the clinical scenario here was a
point - use your exam ... So is it an abscess ... and any other diagnostic ... caught up in the scan ... clinical #ultrasound
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
pyelonephritis, CT scan ... hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound