8 results
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so ... • Should be on differential ... patients with acute
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
Acute Appendicitis ... abd ttp, more so ... probe made the diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #adominal #appendix
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... tests before beginning ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
care center for diagnostic ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Retained Bullet on POCUS
Although it kinda looks like an eyeball, the clinical scenario here was a
an eyeball, the clinical ... So is it an abscess ... and any other diagnostic ... test you want to ... clinical #ultrasound