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AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical ... #aorta #ultrasound
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
) on Long Axis POCUS ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... #AAA #Long #POCUS ... #Aorta #clinical ... #ultrasound
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
as a rule-in test ... The aorta is the ... anterior third of the aorta ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aorta #Flap #Transverse
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm ... #aorta
Paraesophageal Abscess on POCUS
Pt with severe chest/abd pain. Ill/febrile. RUSH exam performed.  Diagnosis?  Patient
on POCUS Pt with ... Diagnosis? ... IVC-Aorta Sag sweep ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
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
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

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