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

1. POCUS is more accurate
Tissue Infections 1. ... POCUS is more accurate ... is not clinically ... #POCUS #Accuracy ... #Diagnosis #Exam
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
RUSH exam in a ... to diagnose through ... sometimes - MCW EM ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... +preg test. ... Pelvic exam followed ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... #clinical #obgyn
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 ... or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
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 ... error Validity (“accuracy ... how related two values ... #calculations #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... findings and clinical ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... consider intra-abdominal