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This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... x-ray and and ECG ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... 10% depending on clinical ... Please read more or ask ... #Thoracotomy #clinical ... #video #trauma
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

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