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Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... Palsy This tests ... ulnar nerve palsy, testing ... Froments #Sign #Test ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... assign a final post-test ... #ultrasound #management
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... A/P, Consider testing ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... celiac and/or testing ... TSH, Consider testing
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
point-of-care ultrasound ... VisualAbstract #POCUS ... #Specificity #Testing
Urination on Fetal Ultrasound

Lest we forget, here is a vivid reminder that amniotic fluid is predominantly
Urination on Fetal Ultrasound ... Lest we forget ... Urine #Urination #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Obstetrics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... , Tests to evaluate ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... sodium loading test
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... abnormal liver blood tests ... of liver blood tests ... decision for repeat testing ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

Elderly M with hypotension, abdominal pain and respiratory distress! Let's scan the abdomen first!!!
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum in the setting ... FreeAir #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #Perforation #POCUS
Free fluid + empty uterus + positive pregnancy test = better start looking for a mass!
If
positive pregnancy test ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #PelvicUS
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... the low resource setting ... , where skull pocus ... Fracture #Hematoma #POCUS ... Pediatrics #Clinical #Ultrasound