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Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... #VisualAbstract ... #EBM
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... #POCUS #Hydronephrosis ... #Specificity #Testing
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult ... Private practice setting ... Redundant Colon 2) Difficult ... #Incomplete #Difficult ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
for Preoperative Fasting ... Patients undergoing Elective ... #Preoperative #Fasting ... Hours #Timeline #EBM ... #VisualAbstract
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
Subungual #Fracture #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... #Specificity #Testing
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
some existing difficult-airway ... derived in an elective ... surgery setting ... prediction models only focus ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... illness: T > 38.50C, abdominal ... C difficile assay ... Ova and parasite testing ... diarrhea, fever, abdominal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Incarcerated Hernia on POCUS

Pregnant F w/ abdominal pain? No need for radiation when #POCUS shows a
Pregnant F w/ abdominal ... colleagues for trusting ... our POCUS skills ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #abdominal #ultrasound
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... This post will focus ... you’re having difficulty ... consider intra-abdominal ... fractures may have difficulty