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Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... an IUP or not. #2 ... at the bedside #3 ... #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
/rigors &DCed. 2/ ... 2 blood cx + for ... Discharged on 3 ... Hepatic #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
by MELD (>20) 2. ... coverage if needed 3. ... only increase short-term ... can be bridge to Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... disease; T2DM, type 2 ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
analgesia 2. ... Using external abdominal ... examining hand) 3. ... compression (using ultrasound ... Management #obstetrics #obgyn
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... vomiting, which she reports ... small bowel), 2) ... of >2.5cm, and 3) ... #clinical #ultrasound
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Rhinocerebral 2) ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... fungal stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
was placed on 3 ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2 ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver