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Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
VisualAbstract #POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Spectrum of Disease → Sensitivity ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... Step 4: Sensitivity ... #ultrasound #management
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Diagnosis #SBO #Testing ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS ... LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR #Sensitivity ... #Limitations #Comparison
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... stratification, management ... the low resource setting ... , where skull pocus ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clinical
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Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
Clinic, Home, and ... 1088104323354185730 ) Clinic ... • Requires two clinic ... Home #Ambulatory #Management ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Diagnosis and Testing ... Galactomannan sensitivity ... IA #Diagnosis #Management
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
dermatidis • Sensitivity ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... : Mucorales • Sensitivity ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
are approved for clinical ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... your next step in management ... In the setting of ... Pulmonary #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical
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