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Free Air at the Peritoneal Line on POCUS

Chief Complaint: "my girl stabbed me"

Labeled Diagram: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/752864010337415169

- Dr.
stabbed me" Labeled ... EUSmkh #FreeAir #Abdominal ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Intraabdominal ... #Trauma #Stabbing
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... DCed. 2/2 blood cx ... fusobacterium, so ... Hepatic #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... ) secondary to SBP ... Labeled Schematic ... Complex #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
hemidiaphragm and the liver ... diagnose it correctly so ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
heart tones heard so ... Note abdominal wall ... Labeled Schematic ... Gastroschisis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #obgyn
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
limitations of X-rays so ... interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Pouch Ever so ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus ... #trauma #FAST #
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
diagnose it correctly so ... colon) between the liver ... Chilaiditi #Sign #clinical ... #radiology #cxr
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... No trauma. ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal ... #ACLS #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Maternal Support - Critical