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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 ... an IUP or not. #2 ... at the bedside #3
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Step 3: Spectrum ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... continence • Pain ... Spinal injuries 2. ... , Aspergillus 3. ... differential #algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
with abdominal pain ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... specificity using 1) ... small bowel), 2) ... of >2.5cm, and 3)
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... Rhinocerebral 2) ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... into the skin or subcutaneous
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
colicky left flank pain ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... colicky flank pain ... bedside assessment 2) ... 3) To assess for
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 ... and tenderness 2. ... wasted on rib fx 3. ... beyond a clinical diagnosis
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
inflammation of the subcutaneous ... range in size from 1 ... spontaneously over 2 ... drugs (NSAIDs) for pain ... resolving within 3