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Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... a pericardial effusion ... With chest and belly ... Elias Jaffa MD MS ... jaffa_md #Clinical #POCUS
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Tray o Chest ... tissue and down to rib ... Dissect above one rib ... pleura using blunt dissection ... ensure that the lung
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
Malignant Pleural Effusions ... ordered after chest ... x-ray to rule out ... #lung #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... Pleural Effusion
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 ... consistent with aortic dissection ... EM #Radiology #POCUS
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Aortic Dissection ... STROKE.Grabbing chest ... POCUS done. ... Echogenic pericardial effusion ... Ultrasound #Flap #Long
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
POCUS 1. look ... fx w POCUS, orient ... in line on long ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
EMHighAK) and Brit Long ... x-ray was performed ... This post will focus ... wall, a chest x-ray ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung