14 results
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Step 3: Spectrum ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... at the bedside #3 ... #POCUS #clinical
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
and Cardiac Ultrasound ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... 3. ... Assess gross LVSF ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... , but normal values ... the “Chewing gum test ... 3 years.
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
occurred acutely 1 ... What is the best ... a large (8wks ga ... #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Diagnosis and Management ... Using external abdominal ... examining hand) 3. ... compression (using ultrasound ... #obstetrics #obgyn
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... diseases, describe clinical ... 68%) – 2 (95%) – 3 ... how related two values ... #calculations #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
POCUS Left flank ... Differential would ... cyst, renal cell CA ... this patient--diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
patients such as: 1. ... Hematologic malignancy 3. ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential