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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... 3. ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
severe abdominal pain ... (see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... at the bedside #3 ... #obgyn #obstetrics
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 3: Spectrum ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... continence • Pain ... Cord Causes: 1. ... , Aspergillus 3. ... differential #algorithm
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... colicky left flank pain ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... colicky flank pain ... 3) To assess for
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... with abdominal pain ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... specificity using 1) ... of >2.5cm, and 3)
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
1. look for a ... at the site of pain ... wasted on rib fx 3. ... beyond a clinical diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... 2) Pulmonary 3) ... , chest pain • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... into the skin or subcutaneous