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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #LUQ
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... Abdominal pain; ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... Step 3: Spectrum ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
notice this in RUQ ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... #ultrasound #clinical
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... 3. ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... and a palpable abdominal ... Anemia (common) 3. ... initial test: abdominal
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... cultures, but test ... Rule out celiac disease ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ... ultrasound - ... Liver function test ... fluid balance >3- ... 4 liters positive
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... old, discharged 3 ... But this ultrasound ... Test done: positive ... #Clinical #Lung