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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... - What’s the diagnosis ... intra-thoracic pressure ... intra-thoracic pressure ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
the view from short ... axis, to long axis ... gentle downward pressure ... where we apply pressure ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
reduce intraocular pressure ... Reduces intraocular pressure ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... blockers • Has short ... glaucoma • Has long
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Views: parasternal long ... and apical • Focus ... Views: parasternal short ... and apical • Focus ... Chin #cardiology #diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
including restrictive lung ... increased intracranial pressure ... , and stop for short ... Breathing In lung ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
right ventricular pressure ... ventricle, parasternal long ... arrows) parasternal short ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... array viewing the lung ... consolidation >1cm, supports ... diagnosis of community-acquired ... #clinical #lung
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
hydrostatic and oncotic pressures ... 1928, a 32-page long ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... from accessing port ... #differential #diagnosis
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
CO) and impedes lung ... Chronic (due to long ... POCUS) and function ... the Foley side port ... #Instructions #diagnosis
POCUS Ultrasound Probe Movement Nomenclature / Terminology
Fan - Motion in the short axis of the probe
POCUS Ultrasound ... Motion in the short ... away from 90° Pressure ... Compression - Pressure ... the target #POCUS