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Femoral Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Femoral Vein showing smoky rouleaux flow. Vein was completely compressible but
Femoral Vein Rouleaux ... Flow on POCUS ... stasis/turbulence side ... #POCUS #vascular ... #Spontaneous #Contrast
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
Gigli Saw: Twisted wire ... forearm, pelvis Low ... Contact Dynamic ... plate-to-bone contact ... It has low incidence
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
posteromedial femoral ... • T1-weighted low ... with peripheral low-signal ... Most have post-contrast ... Differential diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Doppler to localize tear ... spectral doppler flow ... expands (instead of contracts ... ) • May need contrast ... acuteMI #cardiology #differential
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
all six of the side ... TUBE OUTPUT • How ... How much suction ... being on water sear ... tube simulates removal
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
condition with a wide ... mental status and low ... augment forward flow ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Right Atrium - Differential ... #Negative #Contrast ... Right #Atrium #RA #Differential ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
• 29-year-old male ... on the upstream side ... Associated regurgitant flow ... #Clinical #POCUS
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... and Superficial temporal ... well as inner ear ... disease Differential ... • Complement (Low
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... production - removal ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... LV failure - Low ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential