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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... pain-MTP joint. ... No trauma. ... in 1st MTP joint ... #Clinical #POCUS
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP ... In-plane ultrasound ... is small. 1st MTP ... #Aspiration #MTP ... #clinical #pocus
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
MTP Septic arthritis ... concerning 1st MTP ... Clinically no effusion ... arthritis 3) ultrasound ... #pocus #joint #MTP
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... contrast-enhanced TTE
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... ERCP - Not routinely ... pain-dose ketamine infusion
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Recent history of trauma ... organ damage Clinical ... • TMA’s (HUS/TTP ... Schistocytes - MAHA: TTP ... DIC • Severe Liver
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
activity of the ... liver that recycles ... hepatocellular aerobic ATP ... presentation - Clinical ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... edema - Large effusion ... MAP - HTN/normotension ... (no B-lines on ultrasound
Positive FAST exam at the caudal liver edge

Ultrasound isn't as sensitive for solid organ injury, but
Great tip to observe ... the liver edge. ... Liver in the Right ... FAST #positive #trauma ... #clinical #POCUS