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Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Gallbladder Sludge ... Assess mobility ... #ball #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #RUQ ... #clinical #abdominal
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Diagnosis? ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... abscesses. ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
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
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial ... #management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
help and inform clinical ... • Diagnostic ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Maternal Support - Critical ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... osteomyelitis), can cause cord ... neurologic deficit Clinical ... #Management #Spinal ... #Epidural #Abscess
Diverticulitis with Abscess on POCUS

A patient presents with suprapubic pain and dysuria.  The clip demonstrates
Diverticulitis with Abscess ... The abscess is close ... clips support the diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... matter, spinal cord ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... #management #signs