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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... Assess for MR when ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... EMERGENT: Vertebral dissection ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... on POCUS RUSH ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... strategy. ❼ If clinically ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... a dramatic clinical
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

Binocular vision loss - think cortical blindness, opt for CT/MRI
Monocular vision loss
Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS ... problem, opt for POCUS ... hemorrhage/detachment diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Ophthalmology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
consistent with a diagnosis ... carotid artery dissection ... experience, the cause ... Horners #Syndrome #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... consistent with aortic dissection ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS