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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
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
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Peritonitis Clinical ... • Chills • Abdominal ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... drainage are vital, so ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
missed by non-trauma ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #trauma
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... #obstruction #sbo
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
missed by non-trauma ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #trauma
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
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
prioritized as the critical ... resuscitative maneuvers so ... witnessed many cases ... so that as soon ... #Management #Trauma