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POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... 3: Spectrum of Disease ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Avium Complex (MAC ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... retroperitoneal disease ... MRI - Limited value ... with surgical access
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tracts Immune Complex ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #classification
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... care center for diagnostic ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... #abdominal #abscess
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... presentations and disease ... the patient’s complete ... tests before beginning ... #typea #typeb #classification