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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
(PLAX view) ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
injury (e.g., cardiac ... perforation (e.g., gastric ... injury Blunt chest ... Aortic dissection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... presents with fever ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #clinical #ultrasound
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
secondarily to chest ... biased towards cardiac ... #Laceration #cpr ... #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... care area.
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... revealed a cardiac ... apex, aortic arch ... , and gastric bubble ... #CXR #Kartagener
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture ... Exam Bike vs Car ... Positive #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just another code."
Abdominal Aortic ... No trauma. ... CPR in progress. ... Plan changed. ... #ultrasound #clinical
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Patient had CXR ... contents in chest ... the utility of POCUS ... Diagnosis made at ... #POCUS #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis