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Ruptured esophagus on POCUS
Left anterolateral chest. What's the diagnosis?
Ruptured oesophagus. You can see the flap. Pleural
on POCUS Left ... anterolateral chest ... What's the diagnosis ... #esophagus #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
seen on Lung Ultrasound ... contents in chest ... Diagnosis made at ... contents within chest ... #POCUS #clinical
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
to diagnose a fracture ... of a long bone ... Could also do X-ray ... #clinical #bone ... #msk #orthopedics
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Abdominal, pelvic, gastric ... aches, joint pain, chest ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
Pseudoaneurysm Chest ... COPD lungs and bad ... CTA chest showed ... the diagnosis, ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
diagnosis; the ... orient in line on long ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray ... #clinical #ultrasound