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COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... consolidation and likely effusion ... High WBC, no leukopenia ... But this ultrasound ... #Clinical #Lung
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... including large effusions ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #comparison
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Sign in Pleural Effusion ... on Lung POCUS ... Exudate 5000 WBC ... #POCUS #clinical ... #hemothorax #ultrasound
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis on POCUS ... showed effusion ... glenohumeral joint effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... without using ultrasound ... WBC-48K. ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
Paraspinal Abscesses on POCUS Ultrasound - Long Axis View

We found a *couple* loculations in the soft
Paraspinal Abscesses on POCUS ... Ultrasound - Long ... status-post T/L spine fusion ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #long #msk
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
echocardiography - CBC ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... treatment for acute MI
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS ... Long axis in suprapatellar ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
Wooden Splinter Foreign Body on POCUS
Patient presents to our ED for 3rd opinion. Cut arm with
Foreign Body on POCUS ... Abx without response ... Has MRI scheduled ... POCUS for the win ... #FB #long