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COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... old, discharged 3 ... consolidation and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... Test done: positive
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... Step 3: Spectrum ... #ultrasound #management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... the preferred test ... accessible joint effusion ... the workup • Test ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... with severe left shoulder ... Tender on top of shoulder ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic arthritis ... of Inflammatory Arthritis ... should be obtained ... when rheumatoid arthritis ... hyperglobulinemia (3)
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
Septic arthritis ... (POCUS) 66M ... swollen R elbow x 3 ... thickening and joint effusion ... Joint #Clinical #POCUS
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... nodules, joint effusions ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome (POMI) on POCUS 
Postero-Medial Impingement Syndrome #POMI following ankle inversion injury - Thickening
Posteromedial Impingement ... Syndrome (POMI) on POCUS ... deltoid ligament should ... #Syndrome #POCUS ... #msk #ultrasound
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
on Transvaginal POCUS ... +preg test. ... Unstable patients should ... at the bedside #3 ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
Exanthema 3. ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... vomiting 3. ... bleeding) 3.