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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... Tissue Infections 1. ... is not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Diverticulitis with Abscess on POCUS

A patient presents with suprapubic pain and dysuria.  The clip demonstrates
Diverticulitis with ... Abscess on POCUS ... clips support the diagnosis ... #Abscess #POCUS ... #clinical #abdominal
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... Clinical Indication ... with a focused clinical ... & 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. ... (see below for diagnosis ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... #clinical #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 ... from a group to assess ... how related two values ... #calculations #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... the “Chewing gum test
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
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
that increases 1% ... as a rule-in test ... life threatening diagnosis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
AAA is hard to diagnose ... sometimes - MCW EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm ... #aorta
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... tests before beginning