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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 ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... #LungExam #diagnosis ... #covid19 #sarscov2
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS ... #ultrasound #findings
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Symptoms and Exam Findings ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... including: pituitary tumor
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Multiorgan failure Findings ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Patient had CXR ... This case again ... Diagnosis made at ... confirmed bedside findings ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... lymphadenopathy CML Findings ... , weight loss, abdominal ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... pulmonary disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... in over 80% of cases ... range from subtle findings ... GREY TURNER SIGN ... and/or delayed diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
physical exam findings ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung