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Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
continuity of this bone ... superior to X-ray ... in diagnosing rib ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... disruption (may be bony ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
on POCUS. 60 ... 4 days ago, tender ... of pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone ... Splint: Posterior long ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
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 ... #POCUS #clinical ... #bone #msk #orthopedics
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Long axis in suprapatellar ... What's the diagnosis ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
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 ... POCUS #clinical
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
linear probe in long ... disruption of bony ... than CXR & can diagnose ... Xray read as normal ... #Clinical #POCUS
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... explained by pleural effusions ... lobar collapse, lung ... arterial oxygen tension
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... #management #cardiology