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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... views of right lung ... and 4 views left lung ... #Focused #POCUS
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
endobronchial obstruction ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... dsease) - Anaerobes ... MAC (structural lung
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... of small bowel obstruction ... when compared to abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
Administration Limited by Lung ... Lung Ultrasound ... sequentially rule out obstructive ... protocol #algorithm #Lung ... Shock #Fluids #POCUS
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Infiltration- often breast ... CA, small cell lung ... thrombosis, Sinusoidal obstruction
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... defined spared areas ... more deaerated areas ... #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
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POCUS - Regional ... Spinae - Pecs - Breast ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Vena Cava (SC) Long ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... Long-standing vs ... • Edema • Abdominal ... • Intestinal obstruction