8 results
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Rapid Ultrasound ... Evaluation RUSH Protocol ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... #diagnosis #Ultrasound ... #pocus #shock
FALLS protocol - POCUS evaluation in shock

The FALLS-protocol is an ultrasound evaluation of patients with acute
POCUS evaluation ... is an ultrasound ... of the pleura, lungs ... classification #Diagnosis ... #Shock #Algorithm
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Protocol Rapid ... Parasternal Long ... Aortic Slide Views ... #Protocol #diagnosis
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic ... Axis POCUS Just ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... clinical #ultrasound
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... according to Blue Protocol ... Lung POCUS shows ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... (most common: lung ... (most common: lung ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... #causes #primarycare
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... pick up with a POCUS ... Excellent find on RUSH protocol ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... abdominal #aneurysm #aorta
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... parasitic Protozoal ... Leukemia Lung ... Radiation Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis