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RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Parasternal Long ... Cardiac View 2 ... Inferior Vena Cava ... DVT depending on clinical
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... pathogens (ideally should ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... and left atrium should ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
arrow) from prior anterior ... shoulder dislocation ... #MSK #POCUS #Humerus ... #Clinical #Comparison ... #XRay
Heart Point Sign
Patient presenting after stab wound to left anterior chest.
A-lines where you should be seeing
wound to left anterior ... chest. ... A-lines where you should ... #Sign #trauma #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... encounter challenging cardiac ... anticoags - VCU Ultrasound ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... acquired from the anterior ... chest wall (mid-clavicular ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... , cough, chest pain ... neuropathy or cardiac ... /posterior MSK,
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung