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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... fusobacterium, so ... this 2x2cm liver abscess ... Hepatic #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... ultrasound is so ... easy and should ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #POCUS
Fat containing abdominal wall hernia seen best while this patient is standing, performing a Valsalva maneuver.

Howard
Fat containing abdominal ... wall hernia seen best ... performing a Valsalva maneuver ... #Ultrasound #Valsalva ... #POCUS #Clinical
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
higher linear array ultrasound ... transmission gel should ... closed eyelid so ... Able to assess for ... #clinical
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
fantastically useful test ... as the critical ... unstable patients should ... resuscitative maneuvers ... #Management #Trauma
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
drainage are vital, so ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... generally toward left shoulder ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for ... opposite direction so ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... #instructions #clinical ... #physicalexam #management
Peritonsillar Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

A 19yo female presents with pain and fever. Based
Peritonsillar Abscess ... , which is the best ... management option ... #PTA #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical