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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... COVID-19 Patients 1. ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... (FIGURE 1) 3. ... #LungExam #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Abduction None T7-T12 ... See Dermatomes Abdominal ... Muscles Abdominal ... Plantarflexion Ankle ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... zones (3 per side) 1. ... Peds #EM #PICU #POCUS ... #Lung #Pneumonia
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... shred sign Rt Zone 1. ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... NOT definitively diagnose
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
tolerance, and ankle ... Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung
Important Orthopedic Angles
 • Calcaneum Fracture: 
    - Bohler's Angle
- Bohler's Angle ... • Cobb’s angle ... Fracture 1- ... incline = 22º (12 ... Orthopedics #Angles #diagnosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... Symptoms: • Abdominal ... following criteria: 1) ... > 7.3 3) AG < 12 ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... appendicitis: (1) ... #Appendicitis #Abdominal ... Appendix #Clinical #POCUS
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... Symptoms: • Abdominal ... following criteria: 1) ... > 7.3 3) AG < 12 ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... this should be 1° ... Pneumonitis - 4-12 ... after exposure, 6-12 ... #Differential #Diagnosis