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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... Tissue Infections 1. ... POCUS is more accurate ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... COVID-19 Patients 1. ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
POCUS Stewardship ... Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
POCUS Left flank ... complex renal cyst ... this patient--diagnosis ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound ... tracing 1) a large ... hepaticvein #Doppler #Ultrasound ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... considered some kind of abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... kidney #clinical #ultrasound
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Looking for DVT. 3 point compression US negative. But saw this in the
POCUS Looking for ... fossa Key points 1) ... for a definitive diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #popliteal
Left Forearm Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Our patient was a 19-year-old male with past
Left Forearm Abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) Our patient ... This led to the diagnosis ... #MSK #POCUS #Ultrasound
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
to Manifest: 1. ... Imaging: • Uncertain ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... in a year • 1
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
such as wood and leaves ... adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... : 1) Fresh wet ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis