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POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... “D Sign” EI > 1 ... #DSign #Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Unexpected source of fever: Liver abscess on point-of-care ultrasound

- Dr. Dan Kim https://twitter.com/dan___kim/status/1016714544352116736

#Liver #Abscess #Hepatic #Clinical
source of fever: Liver ... ultrasound - ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Radiology
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, Liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
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Physical Exam/Diagnostic ... Tests • Qp:Qs ... Pre-operative Management ... Goals of Stage 1 ... Syndrome #HLHS #cardiology
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... Assess hemodynamic ... cardioversion Stable 1. ... #VTach #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Triglyceride level - Liver ... function test panel ... increase the risk of abdominal ... acetaminophen 1